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Bill	RTA ACT-BIDDING THRESHOLD	Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Regional Transportation Authority Board shall adopt regulations to ensure that the construction or acquisition by the Authority or a Service Board other than the Chicago Transit Authority of services or public transportation facilities (other than real estate) involving a cost of more than the small purchase threshold set by the Federal Transit Administration (rather than $40,000) shall be after public notice and with public bidding. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 2953	Illinois HB 2953 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	76	6	2017-02-09	2017-09-22	openstates	ocd-bill/5e49a2f8-cc51-4af1-8106-474c7d4afeb8	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2953&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104466&SessionID=91&GA=100	fb10b7cfeb3822d7721e515931ea8ac60c708606cf1c9c7022772c484671d532	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2953 (100th) — RTA ACT-BIDDING THRESHOLD

Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that the Regional Transportation Authority Board shall adopt regulations to ensure that the construction or acquisition by the Authority or a Service Board other than the Chicago Transit Authority of services or public transportation facilities (other than real estate) involving a cost of more than the small purchase threshold set by the Federal Transit Administration (rather than $40,000) shall be after public notice and with public bidding. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 43–6 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 70–36 (fail) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 70–36 (fail) · lower
• Third Reading — 74–31 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 89–21 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 89–21 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner filing
• 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 Assigned to Mass Transit Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-02 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2017-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mass Transit Committee
• 2017-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
• 2017-03-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mass Transit Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-29 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2017-04-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2017-04-06 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2017-04-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-04-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2017-04-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2017-04-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2017-04-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
• 2017-04-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-031-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-05-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2017-05-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-05-02 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-05 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2017-05-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
• 2017-05-12 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
• 2017-05-18 Postponed - Transportation
• 2017-05-19 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 26, 2017
• 2017-05-24 Do Pass Transportation; 014-002-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 25, 2017
• 2017-05-29 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2017
• 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval amendment-introduction
• 2017-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval amendment-introduction
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-31 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2017-05-31 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sandoval amendment-passage
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sandoval amendment-passage
• 2017-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2017-05-31 Third Reading - Passed; 043-006-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-31 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-06-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Mass Transit Committee referral-committee
• 2017-06-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Mass Transit Committee referral-committee
• 2017-06-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Mass Transit Committee; 007-001-000
• 2017-06-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Mass Transit Committee; 007-001-000
• 2017-06-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Lost 070-036-000
• 2017-06-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Lost 070-036-000
• 2017-06-26 3/5 Vote Required
• 2017-06-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2017-06-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2017-06-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-06-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-06-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2017-06-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2017-06-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 089-021-000
• 2017-06-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 089-021-000
• 2017-06-29 3/5 Vote Required
• 2017-06-29 House Concurs
• 2017-06-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-07-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-09-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-09-22 Effective Date September 22, 2017
• 2017-09-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0523 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5e49a2f8-cc51-4af1-8106-474c7d4afeb8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).