RAIL CROSSING NEAR SCHOOLS House SponsorsRep. Nabeela Syed Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Hearing Mar 27 2026 8:00AM Capitol Building Room 122 Springfield, IL <span style='text-align:right;color:red;font-size:1.0em;white-space:nowrap'>** Canceled ** </span> 3/27/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 625 ILCS 5/18c-7401from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-7401 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires every rail carrier operating within the State to install, operate, and maintain pedestrian crossing gates at every grade crossing located within 1.5 miles of a school. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall have the authority to (i) determine the number, type, and location of the signs, signals, gates, or other protective devices and (ii) prescribe the division of the cost of the installation and subsequent maintenance of the signs, signals, gates, or other protective devices between the rail carrier or carriers, the public highway authority or other public authority in interest, and, in instances involving the use of the Grade Crossing Protection Fund, the Department of Transportation. 1/22/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed 1/30/2026HouseFirst Reading 1/30/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/18/2026HouseAssigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety 3/27/2026HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee