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type: "Bill"
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title: "TOLL HWY:RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION"
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description: "Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that upon written approval by the Governor, the Toll Highway Authority may exercise any powers it has under the Toll Highway Act on the effective date of the amendatory Act to design and construct new railroad tracks. Provides that the Authority may charge an access fee to any passenger or freight rail operator who wishes to use tracks which the Authority has constructed using powers granted under the amendatory Act. Provides that moneys in the Road Fund may not be used to implement the new provisions. Provides that authorization must be granted to the Authority for each individual and distinct railroad track project. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 4078"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4078 (97th)"
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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: 27
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2012-01-24"
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last_action: "2012-08-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/061da4c3-c44c-4876-8cd0-afc27749d032"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4078&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63342&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "9cb5236f242230a75c7e844ecc9d6f8cce59f2d9fbe601c6c0a6dc57476b8bef"
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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 HB 4078 (97th) — TOLL HWY:RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
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Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that upon written approval by the Governor, the Toll Highway Authority may exercise any powers it has under the Toll Highway Act on the effective date of the amendatory Act to design and construct new railroad tracks. Provides that the Authority may charge an access fee to any passenger or freight rail operator who wishes to use tracks which the Authority has constructed using powers granted under the amendatory Act. Provides that moneys in the Road Fund may not be used to implement the new provisions. Provides that authorization must be granted to the Authority for each individual and distinct railroad track project. Effective immediately.
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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=09700HB4078&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63342&DocNum=4078&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4078eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63342&DocNum=4078&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4078enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63342&DocNum=4078&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **53–4** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dave Winters — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters `filing`
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- **2012-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2012-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
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- **2012-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Tollway Oversight Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2012-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
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- **2012-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
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- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 053-004-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
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- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0977 `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/061da4c3-c44c-4876-8cd0-afc27749d032`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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