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| Bill | VEH CD-RAPID TRANSIT BUSES | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "bus rapid transit vehicle" as a bus specifically authorized by the Department of Transportation to be operated upon highways and shoulders for bus rapid transit. Adds bus rapid transit vehicles to the list of vehicles exempted from prohibitions against driving on the shoulder. Creates the Bus Rapid Transit Pilot Program. Provides that commencing on the effective date of this Act, the Department, in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and the Illinois State Police, shall establish a 5-year pilot program within the boundaries of the Regional Transportation Authority for bus rapid transit on highways and shoulders. Provides that the Department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the bus rapid transit pilot program, and that the Department shall present to the General Assembly a report on the effectiveness of bus rapid transit at the conclusion of the 5-year pilot program. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 1884 | Illinois HB 1884 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 42 | 2 | 2011-02-16 | 2011-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/5c86cad9-77a6-4288-8dbc-013628dbee92 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1884&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59077&SessionID=84&GA=97 | 7e5f208114965b472ba8e032afb170191f48d5b6b01d83a0fa3a668af2c37921 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1884 (97th) — VEH CD-RAPID TRANSIT BUSES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "bus rapid transit vehicle" as a bus specifically authorized by the Department of Transportation to be operated upon highways and shoulders for bus rapid transit. Adds bus rapid transit vehicles to the list of vehicles exempted from prohibitions against driving on the shoulder. Creates the Bus Rapid Transit Pilot Program. Provides that commencing on the effective date of this Act, the Department, in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and the Illinois State Police, shall establish a 5-year pilot program within the boundaries of the Regional Transportation Authority for bus rapid transit on highways and shoulders. Provides that the Department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the bus rapid transit pilot program, and that the Department shall present to the General Assembly a report on the effectiveness of bus rapid transit at the conclusion of the 5-year pilot program. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 48–6 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 80–31 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita
filing - 2011-02-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-16 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-22 Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita
amendment-introduction - 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Tollway Oversight Committee
- 2011-03-09 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Tollway Oversight Committee; 002-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-09 Remains in Tollway Oversight Committee
- 2011-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Tollway Oversight Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Tollway Oversight Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-031-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2011-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2011-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2011-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- 2011-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2011-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2011-03-23 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2011-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-03-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2011-03-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-03-23 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-04-27 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2011-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2011-05-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2011-05-10 Do Pass Transportation; 009-001-000
committee-passage - 2011-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- 2011-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- 2011-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2011-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2011-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-17 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-06-15 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2011
- 2011-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0292
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5c86cad9-77a6-4288-8dbc-013628dbee92. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).