104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2938
 
Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Martin J. Moylan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


    Appropriates $90,000,000 to the Department of Transportation for various passenger rail services. Effective July 1, 2025.


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1    AN ACT concerning appropriations.
  
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
5amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
6Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
7Chicago, Illinois to Milwaukee, Wisconsin passenger rail 
8service.
 
9    Section 10. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
10amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
11Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
12Chicago, Illinois to Madison, Wisconsin passenger rail 
13service.
 
14    Section 15. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
15amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
16Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
17Chicago, Illinois to Rockford, Illinois passenger rail 
18service.
 
19    Section 20. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
20amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
21Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
 
 
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1Chicago, Illinois to Moline, Illinois passenger rail service.
 
2    Section 25. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
3amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
4Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
5Chicago, Illinois to Galesburg, Illinois to Quincy, Illinois 
6passenger rail service.
 
7    Section 30. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
8amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
9Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
10Chicago, Illinois to Peoria, Illinois passenger rail service.
 
11    Section 35. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
12amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
13Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
14Chicago, Illinois to East St. Louis, Illinois passenger rail 
15service.
 
16    Section 40. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
17amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
18Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 
19Chicago, Illinois to Carbondale, Illinois passenger rail 
20service.
 
21    Section 45. The amount of $10,000,000, or so much of that 
 
 
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1amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General 
2Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the 180 
3miles per hour high-speed line passenger rail service.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
52025.