Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

625 ILCS 5/11-709.4 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the Randall Road bus on shoulder pilot program. Provides that commencing on the effective date of this Act, the Department, in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Illinois State Police, shall establish a 5-year pilot program on the Randall Road corridor in Kane County for the use of transit busses on highways and shoulders. Provides that the Department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the pilot program, and that the Department shall present to the General Assembly a report on the effectiveness of the program 2 years into the 5-year pilot program. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	625 ILCS 5/11-709.2

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the bus on shoulders pilot program may be implemented on the shoulders of highways as designated by the Department of Transportation in cooperation with any affected local highway authorities, in addition to cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority. Provides that one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department along with the Regional Transportation Authority and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority in cooperation with the Kane County Division of Transportation shall establish a 5-year pilot program on the Randall Road corridor in Kane County for transit buses. Provides that the Department may adopt rules for approving, establishing, operating, evaluating, and reporting on the pilot program for transit buses to use roadway shoulders. Provides that the agencies responsible for the pilot program shall present to the General Assembly a report on the effectiveness of the program 2 years into the 5-year pilot program. Provides that the pilot program is subject to appropriation and approval by the Department, the Regional Transportation Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Kane County Division of Transportation. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2012	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland
2/7/2012	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2012	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/17/2012	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
2/24/2012	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
2/29/2012	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
3/7/2012	Senate	Do Pass Transportation; 009-002-000
3/7/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
3/8/2012	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland
3/8/2012	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/22/2012	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
3/27/2012	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 009-000-000
3/28/2012	Senate	Second Reading
3/28/2012	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Noland
3/28/2012	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
3/29/2012	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
3/29/2012	House	Arrived in House
3/29/2012	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/29/2012	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/29/2012	House	First Reading
3/29/2012	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/3/2012	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert Rita
4/16/2012	House	Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
4/25/2012	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
5/4/2012	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
5/18/2012	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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