TENHOUSE-MYERS,RICHARD. (DONAHUE) New Act Creates the Mid-America Port Commission Agreement Act. Ratifies the Mid-America Port Commission Agreement with Missouri and Iowa. Creates the Mid-America Port Commission. Provides for the appointment of one commissioner by the Governor and 2 commissioners by the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District Board. Provides that commissioners serve 6-year terms. Allows the Commission to seek the consent and approval of Congress for the agreement. Effective imme- diately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the Governor shall appoint one commissioner to the Mid-America Port Commission from among the members of the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District Board appointed by the Governor (now, the Governor appoints one commissioner from the Port District Board to the Commission). Further provides that the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District Board shall appoint 2 commissioners from its members to the Mid-America Port Commission (now, the Port District Board appoints 2 commissioners to the Commission). Provides that commissioners must be members of the Port District Board. Provides that if a commissioner ceases to be a member of the Port District Board, there shall be vacancy in the office of commissioner. Provides that commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 1832/10 70 ILCS 1832/172 new Includes Henderson, Warren, Morgan, and Mercer Counties in the jurisdiction of the Mid-America Port Commission. Amends the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District Act to include those counties in the District. Provides that the registered voters of a county may petition the State Board of Elections requesting that the question of whether the county should be disconnected from the District be submitted to the electors of the county. Provides that if a majority of the electors voting on the question vote in the affirmative, the county shall be disconnected from the District. 99-02-19 H FIRST READING 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD 99-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE STE GOV ADMIN 99-03-04 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-000 HSGA 99-03-04 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 99-03-16 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-16 S CHIEF SPONSOR DONAHUE 99-03-16 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-17 99-03-16 S FIRST READING 99-03-16 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 99-04-22 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S 99-04-22 S ADOPTED 99-04-22 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 012-000-000 SEXC 99-04-22 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-04-26 99-04-28 S SECOND READING 99-04-28 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-04-29 99-05-07 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-07 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DONAHUE 99-05-07 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DONAHUE 99-05-12 S RULES REFERS TO SEXC 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DONAHUE 99-05-12 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SEXC/012-000-000 99-05-12 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DONAHUE 99-05-12 S ADOPTED 99-05-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-13 99-05-13 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 99-05-14 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-14 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-14 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/TENHOUSE 99-05-14 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-14 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-19 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01,02/HRUL 99-05-19 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-20 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/116-000-000 99-05-20 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-18 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-14 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-14 H EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-14 99-08-14 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0566 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary