---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC TRANSIT TOLL EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that vehicles owned or operated by a Mass Transit District created under a provision of the Local Mass Transit District Act may use any toll highway without paying a toll."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5856"
citation: "Illinois HB 5856 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-04-05"
last_action: "2018-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/878eafb0-f85a-40d6-880c-6adc4060845c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5856&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=112311&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "a8d7afd0d998a4f2300ecc791540cc928e8c78415788caef66beb734e98733f8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5856 (100th) — PUBLIC TRANSIT TOLL EXEMPTION

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that vehicles owned or operated by a Mass Transit District created under a provision of the Local Mass Transit District Act may use any toll highway without paying a toll.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5856&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=112311&DocNum=5856&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5856eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=112311&DocNum=5856&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5856enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=112311&DocNum=5856&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mr. Nicholas K Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-04-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K Smith `filing`
- **2018-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-16** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2018-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Tollway Oversight Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2018-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2018-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
- **2018-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Nicholas K Smith
- **2018-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0739 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/878eafb0-f85a-40d6-880c-6adc4060845c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).