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Bill TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT PROGRAM Creates the Transportation Benefits Program Act. Requires all covered employers to provide a program that allows a covered employee to elect to exclude from taxable wages and compensation the employee's commuting costs incurred for the purchase of a transit pass to use public transit or for the purchase of qualified parking, up to a maximum level allowed by federal tax law. Provides that all transit agencies shall market the existence of this program and the Act to their riders in order to inform affected employees and their employers. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers or affect the validity or change the terms of bona fide collective bargaining agreements in force on the effective date of the Act. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2024. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 2068 Illinois HB 2068 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 2068 (103rd) — TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT PROGRAM

Creates the Transportation Benefits Program Act. Requires all covered employers to provide a program that allows a covered employee to elect to exclude from taxable wages and compensation the employee's commuting costs incurred for the purchase of a transit pass to use public transit or for the purchase of qualified parking, up to a maximum level allowed by federal tax law. Provides that all transit agencies shall market the existence of this program and the Act to their riders in order to inform affected employees and their employers. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers or affect the validity or change the terms of bona fide collective bargaining agreements in force on the effective date of the Act. Defines terms. Effective January 1, 2024.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence — 7736 (pass) · lower
  • Labor & Commerce — 1710 (pass) · lower
  • Transportation — 151 (pass) · lower
  • Labor & Commerce, Amendment 1 — 1810 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 7439 (pass) · lower
  • Labor & Commerce — 168 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 495 (pass) · lower
  • Transportation — 160 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
  • Theresa Mah — primary (person)
  • Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
  • Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
  • Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
  • Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
  • Jaime M. Andrade and Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
  • Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
  • Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
  • Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
  • Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-02 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah filing
  • 2023-02-07 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-23 Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-03-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 017-010-000
  • 2023-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  • 2023-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  • 2023-03-02 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2023-03-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  • 2023-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  • 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  • 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2023-03-23 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2023-03-23 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Matt Hanson
  • 2023-03-23 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kam Buckner
  • 2023-03-23 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Hoan Huynh
  • 2023-03-27 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-04-11 Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
  • 2023-04-11 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
  • 2023-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah amendment-introduction
  • 2023-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
  • 2023-05-03 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-05-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-039-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled amendment-failure
  • 2023-05-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2023-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-05-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  • 2023-05-04 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-05-04 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-05-08 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
  • 2023-05-08 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
  • 2023-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam amendment-introduction
  • 2023-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
  • 2023-05-08 Waive Posting Notice
  • 2023-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Transportation amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-09 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 015-001-000
  • 2023-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2023
  • 2023-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  • 2023-05-11 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2023-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2023-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Theresa Mah
  • 2023-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
  • 2023-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-008-000
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 077-036-000
  • 2023-05-17 House Concurs
  • 2023-05-17 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-06-15 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2024
  • 2023-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0291 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/218618ec-698c-4cb4-8e38-3e6b8eca051d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).