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Illinois · 104th Regular Session · Bill

HB 4279: PASSENGER RAIL PLANNING ACT

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4279 is a bill introduced in the Illinois House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: PASSENGER RAIL PLANNING ACT. Primary sponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 6, 2026): Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rita MayfieldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Dee AvelarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Kam BucknerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Kimberly Du BucletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Mike CrawfordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Eva-Dina DelgadoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Laura Faver DiasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
La Shawn FordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Will GuzzardiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Lilian JiménezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Lindsey LaPointeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Theresa MahCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Joyce MasonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Debbie Meyers-MartinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Michelle MussmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Abdelnasser RashidCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Ryan SpainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Ann WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  4. House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  5. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  7. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  9. House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
  10. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
  12. House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source