---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL MASS TRANSIT DIST ACT"
description: "Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Makes various changes to provisions concerning: definitions; the creation of a local mass transit district; annexation to a mass transit district; employees of a mass transit district; compensation of trustees; the powers of a local mass transit district and of the board of trustees of the district; and use and occupation taxes. Repeals a Section concerning the disconnection of territory."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 685"
citation: "Illinois SB 685 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d366f62d-b677-49bb-894e-a50e82100670"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=685&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3353&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "0d7ea75273b3f8e6de192e93debf85758c745182f91d1ae2f2f4de510bd434f0"
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 SB 685 (93rd) — LOCAL MASS TRANSIT DIST ACT

Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Makes various changes to provisions concerning: definitions; the creation of a local mass transit district; annexation to a mass transit district; employees of a mass transit district; compensation of trustees; the powers of a local mass transit district and of the board of trustees of the district; and use and occupation taxes. Repeals a Section concerning the disconnection of territory.

## 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=09300SB0685&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3353&DocNum=685&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0685eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3353&DocNum=685&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0685enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3353&DocNum=685&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **72–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Postponed - Local Government
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass Local Government; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 048-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2003-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2003-03-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2003-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 013-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-09** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-09** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 `reading-3`
- **2003-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-044-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 6 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2003-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0590 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d366f62d-b677-49bb-894e-a50e82100670`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).