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| Bill | ICC AND RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY | Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission (currently, a court of competent jurisdiction) will determine whether the installation, maintenance, repair, or removal of a community antenna would create a dangerous condition or interrupt service. Amends the Crossing of Railroad Right-of-way Act. Adds providers of broadband service to the definition of "utility". Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that cable operators, holders of State authorizations, and broadband service providers shall not be prevented by a railroad from entering onto railroad real estate or right of way for purposes of construction or installation of system or facilities if they have followed the procedures to enter the property as required by statute. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 535 | Illinois HB 535 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2017-01-24 | 2017-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/b818f885-faf7-4999-a3f2-ec031e1e0704 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=535&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100732&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 79f9c6d66ed0ddb0e481a8fb7aed09116838742ccb1ed29a0ff9f5c11922bb19 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 535 (100th) — ICC AND RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission (currently, a court of competent jurisdiction) will determine whether the installation, maintenance, repair, or removal of a community antenna would create a dangerous condition or interrupt service. Amends the Crossing of Railroad Right-of-way Act. Adds providers of broadband service to the definition of "utility". Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that cable operators, holders of State authorizations, and broadband service providers shall not be prevented by a railroad from entering onto railroad real estate or right of way for purposes of construction or installation of system or facilities if they have followed the procedures to enter the property as required by statute. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-24 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
filing - 2017-01-24 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-01-24 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-02 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
amendment-introduction - 2017-03-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- 2017-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2017-03-21 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
amendment-introduction - 2017-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- 2017-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2017-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2017-04-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-04-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2017-04-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-04-25 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-05-02 Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
referral-committee - 2017-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2017-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- 2017-05-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2017-05-11 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
- 2017-05-12 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- 2017-05-18 Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2017
- 2017-05-19 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
reading-3 - 2017-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-08-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2017-08-22 Effective Date August 22, 2017
- 2017-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0251
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b818f885-faf7-4999-a3f2-ec031e1e0704. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).