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HB4543

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RAIL CROSSING NEAR SCHOOLS

What this bill does

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires every rail carrier operating within the State to install, operate, and maintain pedestrian crossing gates at every grade crossing located within 1.5 miles of a school. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall have the authority to (i) determine the number, type, and location of the signs, signals, gates, or other protective devices and (ii) prescribe the division of the cost of the installation and subsequent maintenance of the signs, signals, gates, or other protective devices between the rail carrier or carriers, the public highway authority or other public authority in interest, and, in instances involving the use of the Grade Crossing Protection Fund, the Department of Transportation.

Sponsor: Nabeela Syed Chamber: House Introduced: 2026-01-22
Stuck
P(Advance)
14.9%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 85%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 253 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$1,155,665.31 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Nabeela Syed Chief sponsor 380 $1,155,665.31 Democratic Party of Illinois ($342,866.25); Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund ($145,600.00); IBEW Illinois PAC ($122,800.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Democratic Party of Illinois — — 12 $342,866.25
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund — — 5 $145,600.00
IBEW Illinois PAC — — 2 $122,800.00
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC — — 3 $82,800.00
ISDF — — 8 $48,958.73
SEIU IL Council PAC — — 1 $30,000.00
Northwest Suburban Teachers Union LU 1211 — — 1 $25,000.00
I.P.A.C.E. — — 2 $20,000.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 3 $15,000.00
The Next 50 PAC — — 2 $10,000.00
Leaders We Deserve PAC — — 1 $10,000.00
Amina Barhumi CEO Barhumi Consulting 3 $7,500.00
Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504 COPE — — 2 $7,000.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 2 $7,000.00
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC — — 2 $6,500.00
Bader Almoshelli Physician Community Physicians 2 $6,000.00
Shazia Khan Physician Northwestern Medicine 2 $6,000.00
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association — — 3 $5,500.00
West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 Cope Fund — — 3 $5,400.00
Ghazwan Sadat Not Employed Not Employed 1 $5,000.00
Alan Prochaska Retired Retired 2 $5,000.00
Ironworkers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity PAC — — 1 $5,000.00
Friends of Bill Cunningham — — 1 $5,000.00
Gulnaz Banu Manager Oracle 1 $5,000.00
Mujahid Hussain Pulmonologist Northwestern Medicine 1 $5,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-01-30 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2026-01-22 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Nabeela Syed House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2026-01-30 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2026-01-30 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2026-01-22 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Nabeela Syed House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-30 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2026-01-30 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —