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Introduced
01/28/2025
01/28/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. Establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. Creates the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act. Includes provisions concerning the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code. Requires the Department to establish, staff, and support an Office of Public Transportation Support for the purpose of optimizing the operation of public transportation vehicles and the delivery of public transportation services on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority's metropolitan region. Describes the duties and operations of the Office. Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Chair of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority is a nonvoting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
AI Summary
Here is a summary of the key provisions of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act:
This bill creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority, a new regional transportation agency that consolidates the existing Chicago Transit Authority, Regional Transportation Authority, Suburban Bus Division, and Commuter Rail Division into a single integrated transit system. The key provisions include:
1. Governance: The Authority will be governed by a 15-member Board of Directors, with 10 voting members and 5 non-voting members, appointed by the Governor, Mayor of Chicago, Cook County Board President, and county board chairs of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Board members must have diverse expertise in transportation, management, and community development.
2. Responsibilities: The Authority will be responsible for:
- Providing and coordinating public transportation services
- Developing strategic plans and service standards
- Managing capital improvements
- Implementing fare policies, including income-based reduced fares and fare capping
- Promoting transit-supportive development
- Improving transit safety and accessibility
3. Funding: The Authority can levy various taxes, including retailers' occupation taxes, service occupation taxes, and motor vehicle parking taxes. It will also receive state and federal funding.
4. Equity and Access: The bill emphasizes improving transportation equity, particularly for low-income communities, people with disabilities, and underserved areas. It creates an Office of Equitable Transit-Oriented Development to support affordable housing and economic development near transit.
5. Transition: The bill establishes a Transition Committee to manage the consolidation of existing transit agencies, with specific timelines for implementation over four years.
The overall goal is to create a more integrated, efficient, and equitable regional transportation system that better serves the metropolitan Chicago area.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (16)
Eva-Dina Delgado (D)*,
Jaime Andrade (D),
Kam Buckner (D),
Mary Beth Canty (D),
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Margaret Croke (D),
Laura Faver Dias (D),
Edgar González (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Lilian Jiménez (D),
Tracy Katz Muhl (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Justin Slaughter (D),
Maurice West (D),
Ann Williams (D),
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (on 05/05/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1833&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1833.htm |
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