Illinois House Bill 5747 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that individuals are eligible for appointment to the Chicago Transit Board, the Regional Transportation Authority Board, the Commuter Rail Board, or the Suburban Bus Board if he or she possesses at least 5 years of experience in transportation, finance, or urban or financial planning and has resided in the geographic area for which he or she is appointed for at least one year. Requires a member of the Chicago Transit Board and Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority Board, the Commuter Rail Board, and the Suburban Bus Board to reside in the geographic area for which he or she is appointed for the duration of his or her term. Provides that if a member or Director ceases to reside in the geographic area for which he or she is appointed for more than 3 months, his or her office shall be vacant and may be filled by the appropriate appointing authority.

TRANSIT BOARDS-QUALIFICATIONS

Rep. Michael Tryon [R]

Rep. Ronald Sandack [R]

Rep. Sandra Pihos [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-02-21	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
2014-02-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-14	House	First Reading
2014-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
70	3605	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	3615	3.01	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	3615	3A.02	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	3615	3B.02	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5747&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5747.htm