103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5360
 
Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
70 ILCS 3605/54 new
70 ILCS 3610/8.8 new
70 ILCS 3615/3A-19 new
    Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, and the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, a local mass transit district, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Suburban Bus Board must install one bench at each of the entity's public bus stops if the bus stop does not already have a bench installed. Allows a local mass transit district, the Authority, and the Board to install the benches in an order specified by the entities as funding is provided to the entity. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers, except for reasonable restrictions on the location of the bench.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is 
5amended by adding Section 54 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 3605/54 new)
7    Sec. 54. Benches at bus stops. Subject to appropriation, 
8the Authority must install one bench at each of its public bus 
9stops if the bus stop does not already have a bench installed. 
10The Authority may install the benches in an order specified by 
11the Authority as funding is provided to the Authority. Except 
12as to reasonable restrictions on the location of the bench, a 
13home rule unit may not prohibit the installation of benches in 
14a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a 
15limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of 
16the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home 
17rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
18    Section 10. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended 
19by adding Section 8.8 as follows:
 
20    (70 ILCS 3610/8.8 new)
21    Sec. 8.8. Benches at bus stops. Subject to appropriation, 
 
 
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1a local mass transit district must install one bench at each of 
2its public bus stops if the bus stop does not already have a 
3bench installed. A local mass transit district may install the 
4benches in an order specified by the district as funding is 
5provided to the district. Except as to reasonable restrictions 
6on the location of the bench, a home rule unit may not prohibit 
7the installation of benches in a manner inconsistent with this 
8Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of 
9Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the 
10concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions 
11exercised by the State.
 
12    Section 15. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is 
13amended by adding Section 3A-19 as follows:
 
14    (70 ILCS 3615/3A-19 new)
15    Sec. 3A-19. Benches at bus stops. Subject to 
16appropriation, the Suburban Bus Board must install one bench 
17at each of its public bus stops if the bus stop does not 
18already have a bench installed. The Board may install the 
19benches in an order specified by the Board as funding is 
20provided to the Board. Except as to reasonable restrictions on 
21the location of the bench, a home rule unit may not prohibit 
22the installation of benches in a manner inconsistent with this 
23Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of 
24Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the 
 
 
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1concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions 
2exercised by the State.