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HB 3235

Relating to a grant program to support accelerated mortgages for first-time home buyers; declaring an emergency.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Gamba and 4 co-sponsors

HB 3235 lets Downstate grant recipients fund rural call-for-ride services and directs IDOT to build a statewide call-for-ride app and issue rules.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3235

Summary — HB 3235 (Downstate Transport — Call‑for‑Ride)

Status (most recent): House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Rule 19(c)) filed and re‑referred to the Rules Committee. Multiple subcommittee and committee actions in March–April 2025. Introduced in February 2025 by Rep. Bradley Fritts.

Purpose / Intent

HB 3235 authorizes and facilitates development of "call‑for‑ride" demand‑response transit services in rural Illinois. It (1) permits recipients of Downstate Public Transportation Act grants to use those funds to establish call‑for‑ride services, and (2) (by House Amendment No. 1) directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to establish a statewide call‑for‑ride service mobile/web app for rural areas and to adopt implementing rules.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a new subsection to the Downstate Public Transportation Act:
    • 30 ILCS 740/2‑15.4 (new) — “Call‑for‑ride service.” States that, notwithstanding other law, a participant may use grant moneys under the Act to establish a call‑for‑ride service in rural areas.
  • Adds a new section to the Department of Transportation Law (Civil Administrative Code):
    • 20 ILCS 2705/2705‑627 (new) — Directs the Department to establish a call‑for‑ride service app for rural areas and to promulgate rules to implement the program (House Amendment No. 1).
    • (Note: Amendment text indicates the Department will adopt implementing rules; the amendment as filed includes that direction.)

Who is Affected

  • Downstate Public Transportation Act grant recipients (e.g., rural transit districts, municipal or non‑profit providers) — gain explicit authority to spend grant funds for establishing call‑for‑ride services.
  • Rural residents — potential beneficiaries through improved access to on‑demand transit using phone/app‑based booking.
  • Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) — responsible for developing/operating the call‑for‑ride app and issuing implementing rules.
  • State budget/appropriations — possible need for funding for app development, maintenance, and expanded grant uses.

Potential Impacts and Considerations

  • Service modernization: could improve mobility in low‑density areas by enabling demand‑responsive trips and better use of limited vehicle fleets.
  • Fiscal implications: development and ongoing operation of an app and expanded grant expenditures may require appropriations or reallocation of existing funds; a fiscal impact review/subcommittee was assigned.
  • Implementation details to watch: definitions of “rural areas,” eligibility for grants, procurement/contracting for app development, data/privacy protections, coordination with local transit providers.

Procedural / Timeline Notes

  • Introduced in Feb 2025; referred to Rules and to Appropriations‑Public Safety & Infrastructure committees; subcommittee hearings and testimony occurred in March–April 2025.
  • As of the latest entry, House Committee Amendment No. 1 was filed (3/14/2025) and the bill was re‑referred to the Rules Committee under Rule 19(c). Further committee action or floor consideration would be required for passage.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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