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type: "Bill"
title: "IDOT-RAILROAD ESCROW ACCOUNT"
description: "Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that whenever the Department of Transportation is required to enter into an agreement with any carrier for the payment of railroad maintenance expenses necessary for intercity passenger service, the Department may deposit funds in an escrow account. Defines \"escrow account\". Contains provisions governing the use and withdrawal of escrow account funds, fund term limits, and reporting requirements. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2861"
citation: "Illinois SB 2861 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-24"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98e9fdfc-961d-4efa-81d7-c5b85b2333f0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2861&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63326&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4005f14305855519e60d84002c188a3e05d0464034d7d1c76bfdf46a51e50663"
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 2861 (97th) — IDOT-RAILROAD ESCROW ACCOUNT
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that whenever the Department of Transportation is required to enter into an agreement with any carrier for the payment of railroad maintenance expenses necessary for intercity passenger service, the Department may deposit funds in an escrow account. Defines "escrow account". Contains provisions governing the use and withdrawal of escrow account funds, fund term limits, and reporting requirements. 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=09700SB2861&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63326&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2861eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63326&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2861enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63326&DocNum=2861&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3318** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1089** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2012-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-31** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2012
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 033-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-30** Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-30** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-05-30** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2012-05-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2012
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1080 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98e9fdfc-961d-4efa-81d7-c5b85b2333f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).