republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-3659.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CTA-RTA-BOARD MEMBER RESTRICT"
description: "Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Prohibits employees and members of the Chicago Transit Board from holding any other office or employment under the Federal, State or any County or any municipal government, or any other unit of local government. Makes corresponding changes in the Regional Transportation Authority Act that apply to members serving on the Regional Transportation Authority Board and the Commuter Rail Board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3659"
citation: "Illinois HB 3659 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-08-14"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abadbb0f-1d2d-4679-9787-97c9b7520531"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3659&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=76907&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ca11fd8a355ea3ac22aeaad288abbbed58dede3d7142a6c28fed381f19c23beb"
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 3659 (98th) — CTA-RTA-BOARD MEMBER RESTRICT

Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Prohibits employees and members of the Chicago Transit Board from holding any other office or employment under the Federal, State or any County or any municipal government, or any other unit of local government. Makes corresponding changes in the Regional Transportation Authority Act that apply to members serving on the Regional Transportation Authority Board and the Commuter Rail Board. 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=09800HB3659&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=76907&DocNum=3659&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3659eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=76907&DocNum=3659&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3659enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=76907&DocNum=3659&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-08-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2013-08-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2013-08-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-08-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-08-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2013-09-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-10-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-10-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-28** Assigned to Mass Transit Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mass Transit Committee
- **2014-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mass Transit Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2014-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2014-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2014
- **2014-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2014
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0709 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abadbb0f-1d2d-4679-9787-97c9b7520531`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).