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type: "Bill"
title: "RTA-PUBLIC HEARING"
description: "Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, with respect to any increase in fares or charges for public transportation, a public hearing must be held in each county in which the fare increase takes effect. Provides that notice of the hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the region and must be sent to the Governor and to each member of the General Assembly whose district overlaps in whole or in part with the area in which the increase takes effect. Provides that certain information must be included in the notice. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2536"
citation: "Illinois SB 2536 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-12-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/783e9485-d155-4ed0-b342-0a9d06f922f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2536&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36931&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "a759d8632c4fe900481738fdd691262310e9741adb0a3882669e451480937a24"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 2536 (95th) — RTA-PUBLIC HEARING
Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, with respect to any increase in fares or charges for public transportation, a public hearing must be held in each county in which the fare increase takes effect. Provides that notice of the hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the region and must be sent to the Governor and to each member of the General Assembly whose district overlaps in whole or in part with the area in which the increase takes effect. Provides that certain information must be included in the notice. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2536&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36931&DocNum=2536&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2536eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36931&DocNum=2536&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2536enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36931&DocNum=2536&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1058** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-28** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- **2008-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2008-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2008-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2008-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2008-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-05-01** Assigned to Mass Transit Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2008-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-09-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2008-09-09** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2008
- **2008-09-09** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2008-09-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-09-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. James D. Brosnahan `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-09-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-09-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2008-09-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-09-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2008-09-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2008-09-10** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-09-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-09-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-09-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-09-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-09-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-09-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-09-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) September 23, 2008; 01
- **2008-09-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2008-09-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-09-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-09-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2008-10-24** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-12** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-11-12** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) November 13, 2008; 01
- **2008-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine; Motion No. 2 `filing`
- **2008-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government; Motion No. 2 `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 008-000-000
- **2008-11-13** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-11-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2008-11-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-11-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-12-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-12-15** Effective Date December 15, 2008
- **2008-12-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1014 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/783e9485-d155-4ed0-b342-0a9d06f922f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).