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type: "Bill"
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title: "TOLL HWY-RTA BUSES EXEMPT"
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description: "Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall provide that vehicles owned or operated by the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority to transport passengers for hire are exempt from paying tolls for operation on highways under the Authority's jurisdiction. Provides that the provision allowing the vehicles to use the Toll Highway System without payment of tolls shall not be applied in a manner that impairs the rights of the holders of bonds issued by the Authority."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 170"
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citation: "Illinois SB 170 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-01-31"
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last_action: "2007-08-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d4302ca-1f65-4608-adad-2f0f67285733"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=170&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27486&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "1380b7ee2d09590f0daf57059de73af849720541302afa095ec55e2847fcb68e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 170 (95th) — TOLL HWY-RTA BUSES EXEMPT
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Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall provide that vehicles owned or operated by the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority to transport passengers for hire are exempt from paying tolls for operation on highways under the Authority's jurisdiction. Provides that the provision allowing the vehicles to use the Toll Highway System without payment of tolls shall not be applied in a manner that impairs the rights of the holders of bonds issued by the Authority.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0170&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27486&DocNum=170&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0170eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27486&DocNum=170&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0170enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27486&DocNum=170&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Terry Link — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
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- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
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- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
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- **2007-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2007-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
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- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
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- **2007-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2007-03-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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- **2007-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
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- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2007-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Tollway Oversight Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-24** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2008
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- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0327 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d4302ca-1f65-4608-adad-2f0f67285733`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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