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type: "Bill"
title: "METRA-EMERGENCY PROTOCOL"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that the Board of the Authority must develop written protocols to respond to medical and sanitation emergencies and to other safety hazards. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2296"
citation: "Illinois HB 2296 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39188cc3-6f3a-4fe9-b32b-1ff018810081"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2296&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44201&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b9a73f9a71ac65e688fd59e4d61df606cf237dd233bf9d1d7495583cc52d3480"
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 HB 2296 (96th) — METRA-EMERGENCY PROTOCOL
Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that the Board of the Authority must develop written protocols to respond to medical and sanitation emergencies and to other safety hazards. 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=09600HB2296&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44201&DocNum=2296&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2296eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44201&DocNum=2296&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2296enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44201&DocNum=2296&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1180** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kay Hatcher — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Mass Transit Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Mass Transit Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mass Transit Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Postponed - Transportation
- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Mass Transit Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Mass Transit Committee; 017-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2009
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0677 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39188cc3-6f3a-4fe9-b32b-1ff018810081`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).