Illinois House Bill 3834 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that Metra Electric Line fares for transportation wholly within the City of Chicago shall be equal to the fares set by the Chicago Transit Board for rail transportation. Provides that fares for Metra Electric Line transportation that originate or conclude outside of the City of Chicago shall be set by the Commuter Rail Board and be based on the zone in which the transportation originates and concludes. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall accept the Ventra card for use on the Metra Electric Line and riders using the Ventra card shall pay through the Ventra application or at a station. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt a policy to periodically check riders' tickets, including Ventra tickets, on the Metra Electric Line to determine whether a rider has paid for transportation at the station or on the Ventra application. Provides that lost revenue experienced by the Commuter Rail Board due to the implementation of any requirement relating to specified Metra Electric Line fare provisions are not "costs" in the calculation of whether fares and charges received in each fiscal year equal at least 50% of the aggregate costs of providing public transportation. Effective June 1, 2020.

METRA ELECTRIC LINE FARES

Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. Frances Hurley [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Rep. Curtis Tarver [D]
Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]	Rep. Kelly Burke [D]	Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Jonathan Pizer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-23	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2020-05-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
2020-03-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2020-02-18	House	Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
2020-02-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2020-01-02	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2019-05-30	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
2019-05-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
2019-05-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2019-04-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-30	House	First Reading
2019-04-30	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
70	3615	3B.09c	New Code	See Bill Text
70	3615	4.01	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	3615	4.09	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3834&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB3834.htm