---
type: "Bill"
title: "RAILROAD POLICE-MISCONDUCT"
description: "Amends the Railroad Police Act. Requires allegations of abuse of authority or misconduct by members of a railroad police force to be investigated by the Illinois State Police."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4987"
citation: "Illinois HB 4987 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 81
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-20"
last_action: "2010-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a99cf7b-b948-4e70-913b-6dfc4885cdad"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4987&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49543&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3d10db1c873d9a876701ead58177ed5f9a78b99eebb2e792a875f010580ffcb2"
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 4987 (96th) — RAILROAD POLICE-MISCONDUCT

Amends the Railroad Police Act. Requires allegations of abuse of authority or misconduct by members of a railroad police force to be investigated by the Illinois State Police.

## 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=09600HB4987&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49543&DocNum=4987&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4987eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49543&DocNum=4987&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4987enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49543&DocNum=4987&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2010-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2010-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2010-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2010-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Betsy Hannig
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2010-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2010-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2010-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2010-03-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2010-03-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-03-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2010-04-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-04-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1132 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a99cf7b-b948-4e70-913b-6dfc4885cdad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).