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type: "Bill"
title: "NORTHWEST METRA DISTRICT"
description: "Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Creates the Northwest Metra Commuter Rail District. Provides that the Northwest Metra Commuter Rail District shall include all municipalities located within McHenry County."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2937"
citation: "Illinois SB 2937 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c76a459d-9f11-4ca4-80a7-a606018b5643"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2937&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63815&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d2400a0f460ad4182781fa31e247880a9005339923771ddb0bcdff6cc9323a6a"
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 2937 (97th) — NORTHWEST METRA DISTRICT
Amends the Local Mass Transit District Act. Creates the Northwest Metra Commuter Rail District. Provides that the Northwest Metra Commuter Rail District shall include all municipalities located within McHenry County.
## 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=09700SB2937&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63815&DocNum=2937&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2937eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63815&DocNum=2937&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2937enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63815&DocNum=2937&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3019** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **6550** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **479** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2012
- **2012-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 030-019-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Mass Transit Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-050-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-16** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2012-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 009-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-009-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1116 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c76a459d-9f11-4ca4-80a7-a606018b5643`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).