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Bill	IDOT-OWN RR ROLLING STOCK	Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Deletes language providing that the Department may not expend funds for the acquisition of railroad rolling stock and may not become the owner of railroad locomotives or other rolling stock. Provides that, in providing intercity railroad passenger service, the Department may enter into a lease or contract with a term of not more than 50 (rather than 7) years for use, maintenance, servicing, and repair of locomotives, rolling stock, stations, and other facilities. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 5220	Illinois HB 5220 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2006-01-24	2006-05-26	openstates	ocd-bill/eb42acb9-b225-4360-bde0-599364e40900	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5220&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24469&SessionID=50&GA=94	b24891ee269e5fd27cf8ed63ae5a51123a2b8c9c5d84f6cd37e99cafeb4b2004	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5220 (94th) — IDOT-OWN RR ROLLING STOCK

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Deletes language providing that the Department may not expend funds for the acquisition of railroad rolling stock and may not become the owner of railroad locomotives or other rolling stock. Provides that, in providing intercity railroad passenger service, the Department may enter into a lease or contract with a term of not more than 50 (rather than 7) years for use, maintenance, servicing, and repair of locomotives, rolling stock, stations, and other facilities. 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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Dave Winters — primary (person)
• Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2006-01-24 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters filing
• 2006-01-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-01-24 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2006-02-07 Assigned to Mass Transit Committee referral-committee
• 2006-02-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2006-02-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2006-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
• 2006-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2006-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Churchill
• 2006-02-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2006-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-02-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2006-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 27, 2006 reading-1
• 2006-02-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2006-02-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-02-27 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2006-02-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
• 2006-02-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
• 2006-02-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
• 2006-02-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
• 2006-03-15 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2006-03-24 Do Pass Transportation; 008-001-000 committee-passage
• 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
• 2006-03-27 Second Reading reading-2
• 2006-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
• 2006-03-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
• 2006-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-03-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2006-04-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2006-05-26 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2006-05-26 Effective Date May 26, 2006
• 2006-05-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0807 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb42acb9-b225-4360-bde0-599364e40900. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).