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SR 273 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

POTUS-APPOINT STB MEMBER

Summary
Urges President Obama to fill the vacancy on the Surface Transportation Board with an appointee with extensive knowledge of transportation, freight, and shipping issues quickly; and informs the President that the State of Illinois, including the Department of Transportation, will show preference in the programming of railroad funds and rail-to-road grade separation project funds to projects where the federal Surface Transportation Board has ordered a private entity to partially fund improvements necessary to mitigate impacts at significantly affected grade crossings.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 13, 2009 Last action May 30, 2009
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
9
May 30, 2009
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 30, 2009
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted as Amended
upper
May 30, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Holmes
upper
May 30, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Holmes
upper
May 30, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 29, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
upper
May 29, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 29, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 29, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
May 28, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
May 28, 2009
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000
upper
May 28, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 27, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 27, 2009
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 27, 2009
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
May 27, 2009
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 13, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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