Full Text of HB3930 103rd General Assembly
HB3930 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB3930 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 70 ILCS 3605/51 | | 70 ILCS 3605/52 | | 70 ILCS 3610/8.6 | | 70 ILCS 3610/8.7 | | 70 ILCS 3615/3A.15 | | 70 ILCS 3615/3A.16 | | 70 ILCS 3615/3B.14 | | 70 ILCS 3615/3B.15 | | 625 ILCS 5/3-806.11 new | |
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Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Regional Transportation Authority Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Eliminates provisions conditioning the eligibility of a person 65 years of age or older or a person with a disability for the waiver or reduction of certain fees and charges upon income eligibility limitations. Effective January 1, 2024.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning the waiver or reduction of certain fees | 2 | | and charges.
| 3 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 4 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 5 | | Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | 6 | | amended by changing Sections 51 and 52 as follows: | 7 | | (70 ILCS 3605/51) | 8 | | Sec. 51. Free services; eligibility. Beginning January 1, | 9 | | 2024 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later | 10 | | than 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory | 11 | | Act of the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 12 | | implemented , any fixed route public transportation services | 13 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 14 | | of, the Board shall be provided without charge to all senior | 15 | | citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as "Metropolitan Region" | 16 | | such term is defined in Section 70 ILCS 3615/ 1.03 of the | 17 | | Regional Transportation Authority Act ) aged 65 and older, | 18 | | under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board.
| 19 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 20 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act | 21 | | of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 22 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 23 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided |
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| 1 | | without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet | 2 | | the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection | 3 | | (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with | 4 | | Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as | 5 | | shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging | 6 | | shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | 7 | | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | 8 | | who are eligible for services without charge under this | 9 | | Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Board from | 10 | | providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | 11 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 12 | | (70 ILCS 3605/52) | 13 | | Sec. 52. Transit services for individuals with | 14 | | disabilities. Beginning January 1, 2024 Notwithstanding any | 15 | | law to the contrary, no later than 60 days following the | 16 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 17 | | Assembly , all fixed route public transportation services | 18 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract | 19 | | of, the Board shall be provided without charge to all persons | 20 | | with disabilities who meet the income eligibility limitation | 21 | | set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior | 22 | | Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief | 23 | | Act , under such procedures as shall be prescribed by the | 24 | | Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | 25 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including |
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| 1 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 2 | | without charge under this Section.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 4 | | Section 10. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Sections 8.6 and 8.7 as follows: | 6 | | (70 ILCS 3610/8.6) | 7 | | Sec. 8.6. Free services; eligibility. Beginning January 1, | 8 | | 2024 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later | 9 | | than 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory | 10 | | Act of the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 11 | | implemented , any fixed route public transportation services | 12 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 13 | | of, every District shall be provided without charge to all | 14 | | senior citizens of the District aged 65 and older, under such | 15 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the District.
| 16 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 17 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act | 18 | | of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 19 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 20 | | purchase of service contracts of, every District shall be | 21 | | provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older | 22 | | who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 23 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 24 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such |
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| 1 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the District. The | 2 | | Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably | 3 | | necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of | 4 | | individuals who are eligible for services without charge under | 5 | | this Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the | 6 | | District from providing reduced fares as may be required by | 7 | | federal law. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 9 | | (70 ILCS 3610/8.7) | 10 | | Sec. 8.7. Transit services for individuals with | 11 | | disabilities. Beginning January 1, 2024 Notwithstanding any | 12 | | law to the contrary, no later than 60 days following the | 13 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 14 | | Assembly , all fixed route public transportation services | 15 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract | 16 | | of, any District shall be provided without charge to all | 17 | | persons with disabilities who meet the income eligibility | 18 | | limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the | 19 | | Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax | 20 | | Relief Act , under such procedures as shall be prescribed by | 21 | | the District. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | 22 | | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 23 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 24 | | services without charge under this Section.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) |
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| 1 | | Section 15. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 2 | | amended by changing Sections 3A.15, 3A.16, 3B.14, and 3B.15 as | 3 | | follows: | 4 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15) | 5 | | Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility. | 6 | | Beginning January 1, 2024 (a) Notwithstanding any law to | 7 | | the contrary, no later than 60 days following the effective | 8 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and | 9 | | until subsection (b) is implemented , any fixed route public | 10 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 11 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall | 12 | | be provided without charge to all senior citizens of the | 13 | | Metropolitan Region aged 65 and older, under such conditions | 14 | | as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. | 15 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 16 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act | 17 | | of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 18 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 19 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall | 20 | | be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and | 21 | | older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in | 22 | | subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 23 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 24 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. |
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| 1 | | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | 2 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 3 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 4 | | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | 5 | | shall relieve the Suburban Bus Board from providing reduced | 6 | | fares as may be required by federal law.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 8 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.16) | 9 | | Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with | 10 | | disabilities. Beginning January 1, 2024 Notwithstanding any | 11 | | law to the contrary, no later than 60 days following the | 12 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 13 | | Assembly , all fixed route public transportation services | 14 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract | 15 | | of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without charge to | 16 | | all persons with disabilities who meet the income eligibility | 17 | | limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the | 18 | | Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax | 19 | | Relief Act , under such procedures as shall be prescribed by | 20 | | the Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | 21 | | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 22 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 23 | | services without charge under this Section.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) |
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| 1 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14) | 2 | | Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility. Beginning January | 3 | | 1, 2024 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later | 4 | | than 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory | 5 | | Act of the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | 6 | | implemented , any fixed route public transportation services | 7 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts | 8 | | of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge | 9 | | to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged 65 and | 10 | | older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the | 11 | | Commuter Rail Board. | 12 | | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | 13 | | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act | 14 | | of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | 15 | | transportation services provided by, or under grant or | 16 | | purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board | 17 | | shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 | 18 | | and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth | 19 | | in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and | 20 | | Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such | 21 | | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board. | 22 | | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | 23 | | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | 24 | | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | 25 | | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | 26 | | shall relieve the Commuter Rail Board from providing reduced |
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| 1 | | fares as may be required by federal law.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) | 3 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.15) | 4 | | Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with | 5 | | disabilities. Beginning January 1, 2024 Notwithstanding any | 6 | | law to the contrary, no later than 60 days following the | 7 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 8 | | Assembly , all fixed route public transportation services | 9 | | provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contract | 10 | | of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without charge | 11 | | to all persons with disabilities who meet the income | 12 | | eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of | 13 | | Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities | 14 | | Property Tax Relief Act , under such procedures as shall be | 15 | | prescribed by the Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish | 16 | | all information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | 17 | | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | 18 | | services without charge under this Section.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
| 20 | | Section 20. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | 21 | | Section 3-806.11 as follows: | 22 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-806.11 new) | 23 | | Sec. 3-806.11. Fee reduction or waiver eligibility. |
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| 1 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning with the | 2 | | next registration year after the
effective date of this | 3 | | amendatory Act of the 103rd General
Assembly, if a provision | 4 | | of Section 3-609, 3-623, 3-626, 3-667, 3-683, 3-806.3, or | 5 | | 11-1301.2 conditions the eligibility of a person 65 years of | 6 | | age or older or a person with a disability for a waiver or | 7 | | reduction of a fee or charge upon approval for benefits or a | 8 | | grant under the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities | 9 | | Property Tax Relief Act, no income eligibility limitation | 10 | | shall apply and a person who meets all other applicable | 11 | | requirements for the waiver or reduction shall be granted the | 12 | | waiver or reduction without regard to the person's income.
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 14 | | 1, 2024.
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