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HB 4654 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

MASS TRANS-SENIOR FREE

Summary
Amends the Downstate Public Transportation Act, Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, Local Mass Transit District Act, and Regional Transportation Authority Act. Requires that seniors must be aged 65 or older, as well as eligible for benefits under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, to receive free service. Provides that the requirement must be imposed no later than 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department of Aging shall furnish all information necessary to establish eligibility for free service. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
House Passage
Feb 2010
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2010 Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2010

How they voted

78–26
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 111
Feb 24, 2010
D Democratic64
37 Yea 21 Nay 6
57% Yea
R Republican47
41 Yea 5 Nay 1
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 23, 2010
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 25, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 24, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 24, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (78-26-7)
house
Feb 11, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 020-004-000
lower
Feb 11, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mass Transit Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 11, 2010
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Mass Transit Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Mass Transit Committee
lower
Oct 15, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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