ILLINOIS MIDWEST HI-SPEED RAIL Senate SponsorsSen. Martin A. Sandoval-Michael W. Frerichs-John J. Millner-Michael Bond-Michael Noland, Emil Jones, III, David Koehler, Mike Jacobs, M. Maggie Crotty, Kwame Raoul, Heather Steans, Mattie Hunter, Toi W. Hutchinson, Susan Garrett, Louis S. Viverito, Ira I. Silverstein, Dale E. Risinger and Jeffrey M. Schoenberg House Sponsors(Rep. Daniel J. Burke-Elaine Nekritz-Luis Arroyo-Sidney H. Mathias-Raymond Poe, Greg Harris, Richard P. Myers, Dave Winters, Michael J. Zalewski, Mike Boland, Elizabeth Coulson, Naomi D. Jakobsson, Lisa M. Dugan, Sara Feigenholtz, LaShawn K. Ford, Cynthia Soto, Julie Hamos, Mark L. Walker, Angelo Saviano, Kenneth Dunkin, Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr., Al Riley, Charles E. Jefferson, Donald L. Moffitt and Robert F. Flider) 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die New ActCreates the High-Speed Rail Authority Act. Contains only a short title provision.Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to:605 ILCS 10/16.3Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the High-Speed Rail Authority Act. Provides for the establishment of the High-Speed Rail Authority. Provides that the High-Speed Rail Authority shall be governed by a 9-member board appointed by the Governor. Sets forth the powers of the High-Speed Rail Authority. Authorizes the High-Speed Rail Authority to enter into intergovernmental agreements to build tracks for the State's high-speed rail network. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority must provide support to the High-Speed Rail Authority including without limitation financing expertise, engineering expertise, procurement expertise, and personnel management. Provides that the Illinois Power Agency must procure electric power for the High-Speed Rail Authority at the lowest possible cost. Contains other provisions. Amends the Toll Highway Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Deletes reference to:605 ILCS 10/16.3Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Illinois and Midwest High-Speed Rail Commission Act. Provides that the Illinois and Midwest High-Speed Rail Commission shall be composed of 15 members. Contains provisions on Commission meetings and reporting requirements. Provides that the Commission must prepare and issue a report recommending the best governmental structure for a public-private partnership to design, build, operate, maintain, and finance a high-speed rail system for the State. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2014. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Provides that the Illinois and Midwest High-Speed Rail Commission shall be composed of 19 members (instead of 15 members). Provides that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall each appoint one of the 4 additional members of the Commission. Provides that the Illinois and Midwest High-Speed Rail Commission's report concerning the best governmental structure for a public-private partnership to design, build, operate, maintain, and finance a high-speed rail system for Illinois and the Midwest must be issued by September 20, 2011. Requires that the follow-up report be issued by August 1, 2012. Effective immediately. 1/13/2010SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 1/13/2010SenateFirst Reading 1/13/2010SenateReferred to Assignments 2/17/2010SenateAssigned to Transportation 2/18/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond 2/19/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 2/19/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation 2/23/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 2/23/2010SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Michael Bond 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Transportation 2/23/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted 2/23/2010SenateDo Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000 2/23/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2010 2/24/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner 2/24/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond 3/1/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 3/1/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 3/4/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Transportation 3/8/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 3/11/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Transportation 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett 3/11/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito 3/12/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 3/15/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 3/15/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments 3/15/2010SenateSecond Reading 3/15/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2010 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Transportation 3/16/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 011-000-000 3/18/2010SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Sandoval 3/18/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/18/2010SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 3/18/2010SenateThird Reading - Passed; 051-002-000 3/18/2010SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 3/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 3/18/2010HouseArrived in House 3/18/2010HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke 3/18/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/18/2010HouseFirst Reading 3/18/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/18/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 3/24/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 4/2/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 4/2/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 4/2/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 4/2/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford 4/2/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 4/2/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos 4/2/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 4/14/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano 4/15/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin 4/15/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. 4/15/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 4/15/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson 4/15/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt 4/20/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider 4/20/2010HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Robert F. Flider 4/20/2010HouseAlternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 4/20/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 4/20/2010HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert F. Flider 4/20/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz 4/20/2010HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 4/20/2010HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert F. Flider 11/16/2010HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011 11/16/2010HouseAssigned to Mass Transit Committee 11/29/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Mass Transit Committee 11/29/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mass Transit Committee; by Voice Vote 11/29/2010HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mass Transit Committee; 019-000-000 11/29/2010HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 11/29/2010HouseAlternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Robert F. Flider 11/29/2010HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider 11/29/2010HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo 11/29/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 11/29/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 1/12/2011SenateSession Sine Die