---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the general powers of the Suburban Bus Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4036"
citation: "Illinois HB 4036 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-23"
last_action: "2012-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ac7f6f4-2e2e-4d23-a328-80499fe348a2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4036&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63266&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "5faadad08fb5428ef6205141010bb8f870b0622cb76bc800288c1e48b44056c7"
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 4036 (97th) — LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH

Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the general powers of the Suburban Bus Board.

## 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=09700HB4036&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63266&DocNum=4036&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4036eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63266&DocNum=4036&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4036enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63266&DocNum=4036&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **79–36** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **43–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2012-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-15** Assigned to Mass Transit Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mass Transit Committee
- **2012-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mass Transit Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-02-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 021-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2012-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2012-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2012-02-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-02-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2012-02-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2012-02-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2012-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-036-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2012-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 011-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed Kotowski
- **2012-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2012-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 043-010-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-10** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0770 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ac7f6f4-2e2e-4d23-a328-80499fe348a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).