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HB 3778

TRANSPORTATION-VARIOUS

104th Regular Session Introduced by Kam Buckner and 10 co-sponsors

Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority to consolidate CTA, RTA divisions, and suburban transit into one regional agency, with a Transit‑Supportive Development Fund.

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
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Bill Summary · HB 3778

HB 3778 — TRANSPORTATION‑VARIOUS (Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act)

Summary

HB 3778 would reorganize and consolidate metropolitan Chicago’s public transit governance by creating a single regional agency, the Metropolitan Mobility Authority (MMA). The bill dissolves existing regional authorities and service boards, creates new operating divisions, establishes new offices and a transit‑supportive development funding program, and makes related conforming changes to state law. Several provisions are designated effective immediately.

Purpose

The bill’s stated purpose is to stabilize and improve public transportation in the six‑county Chicago metropolitan region (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will) by:
- consolidating governance and operations into a single regional authority;
- improving financial management and service coordination;
- promoting equitable, transit‑supportive land use near high‑quality transit; and
- optimizing use of highways for public transit.

Key provisions

  • Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority (MMA) under a new Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (Articles I–VI).
  • Consolidates the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the Commuter Rail Division and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), and the RTA itself into the MMA; abolishes the existing Service Boards.
  • Creates operating divisions within the MMA: Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and Chicago Transit Operating Division.
  • Repeals the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act; reinserts and reorganizes selected provisions from those Acts into the new MMA Act.
  • Establishes the Equitable Transit‑Supportive Development Act, including:
    • Office of Equitable Transit‑Oriented Development;
    • Transit‑Supportive Development Fund to provide funding to municipalities that adopt transit support overlay districts or equivalent zoning/land‑use changes recognized by the Office.
    • Standards, procedures, and reporting requirements for the Office and Fund.
  • Requires the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to create an Office of Public Transportation Support to optimize public transportation vehicle operation and service delivery on state highways within the MMA region.
  • Amends the Toll Highway Act to make the MMA Chair a non‑voting member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
  • Makes conforming amendments across State Finance Act, Civil Administrative Code, and other laws.

Who is affected

  • Transit agencies and employees: CTA, RTA, commuter rail, and suburban bus systems and their workforces will transition into the MMA structure.
  • Municipalities and local governments: eligible for funding if they adopt transit‑supportive overlay districts or equivalent zoning changes.
  • Transit riders and communities across the six‑county region — potentially impacted by changes to service delivery, fares, and capital/operating decisions.
  • IDOT and Illinois State Toll Highway Authority — altered roles and coordination responsibilities.
  • State law and administrative codes — numerous conforming changes and repeals.

Procedural status & timeline (selected)

  • Filed/introduced by Rep. Eva‑Dina Delgado (document shows filing activity Feb–Mar 2025).
  • Passed the originating chamber (House) on 05/07/2025; received in the other chamber and referred to Business & Commerce (Senate).
  • Multiple committee hearings and a committee substitute were considered in April–May 2025; testimony recorded and some hearings left the bill pending.
  • Several provisions are designated to take effect immediately if enacted.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Governance consolidation aims to streamline decision‑making, improve regional coordination and financial stability, and accelerate transit‑oriented development, but will require substantial organizational transition, labor/contract renegotiations, and fiscal planning.
  • Municipalities may face zoning and regulatory work to qualify for development funding.
  • The legislation triggers broad statutory repeals and extensive conforming amendments, implying significant administrative and legal implementation work if enacted.

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

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