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HB5445

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LOCAL ROAD USE FUND

What this bill does

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Local Road Use Fund. Provides that moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for local transportation-related purposes, including, but not limited to, costs for construction, maintenance, repair, and betterment of highways, roads, streets, and bridges. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. In provisions concerning the apportionment of moneys in the Road Fund, provides that 85% of the moneys shall be apportioned into the Public Transportation Fund, 10% of the moneys (rather than 15% of the moneys) shall be apportioned into the Downstate Public Transportation Fund, and 5% of the moneys shall be apportioned into the Local Road Use Fund.

Sponsor: Regan Deering Chamber: House Introduced: 2026-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
3.7%
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: 96%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 239 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.

$157,697.81 Across sponsors / voters
1 Members with trails
0 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Regan Deering Chief sponsor 235 $157,697.81 Sally Andreas ($11,900.00); Jeffrey Tinervin ($7,500.00); Richard Uihlein ($7,300.00)

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Sally Andreas Homemaker None 2 $11,900.00
Jeffrey Tinervin Owner Real Estate Developer 3 $7,500.00
Richard Uihlein Owner Uline 1 $7,300.00
Brian Deering Sales Director Domino Sugar 1 $5,000.00
Realtor PAC — — 3 $4,500.00
IL Manufactured Housing Assn. PAC — — 3 $4,020.51
Constellation Energy Generation LLC — — 2 $4,000.00
Kevin Breheny Insurance Executive First Midwest Insurance 2 $3,500.00
CAR of Illinois — — 3 $3,000.00
Ameren Illinois — — 2 $3,000.00
Caterpillar Inc. PAC — — 2 $3,000.00
AMEREN IL PAC — — 3 $3,000.00
John Damarin President Pro Shot Products 3 $2,500.00
Skeff Distributing Company, Inc. — — 1 $2,500.00
IL State Medical Society PAC — — 2 $2,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 1 $2,500.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Managment PAC — — 1 $2,500.00
IL Soybean Growers PAC — — 1 $2,500.00
Jacob Sams Surgeon Decatur Orthopedic Center 1 $2,500.00
Mark Allen Owner Speed Lube 3 $2,090.00
IHA PAC — — 3 $2,000.00
LaHood for Congress — — 3 $2,000.00
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Illinois Beef Association PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Michael Hansen — — 4 $1,750.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

3 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-13 — Referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2026-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Regan Deering House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2026-02-13 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.
2026-02-13 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
2026-02-06 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Regan Deering House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2026-02-13 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2026-02-13 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —