Illinois Senate Bill 2277 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that Metra Electric District Line and Rock Island District Line fares for transportation wholly within the City of Chicago shall be equal to the fares set by the Chicago Transit Board for rail transportation. Provides that fares for Electric District Line and Rock Island District Line transportation that originates or concludes outside of the City of Chicago shall be set by the Commuter Rail Board and be based on the zone in which the transportation originates and concludes. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall accept the Ventra card for use on the Electric District and Rock Island District Lines and riders using the Ventra card shall pay through the Ventra application or at a station. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt a policy to periodically check riders' tickets, including Ventra tickets, on the Electric District and Rock Island District Lines to determine whether a rider has paid for transportation at the station or on the Ventra application. Provides that lost revenue experienced by the Commuter Rail Board due to the implementation of any requirement relating to specified Electric District Line and Rock Island District Line fare provisions are not "costs" in the calculation of whether fares and charges received in each fiscal year equal at least 50% of the aggregate costs of providing public transportation. Effective immediately.

METRA ELECTRIC & ROCK ISLAND

Sen. William Cunningham [D]

Sen. Pat McGuire [D]

Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-02-05	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2019-11-14	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
2019-10-28	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-10-28	Senate	First Reading
2019-10-28	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
70	3615	3B.09c	New Code	See Bill Text
70	3615	4.01	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	3615	4.09	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2277&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB2277.htm