Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 2 D cosponsors

SB1657      — SCH CD-TRANSPORT REIMBURSE

Last action — Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill limits costs for pupil transportation to include electric school buses and related infrastructure.

This bill amends the School Code to define allowable costs for student transportation, specifically including expenditures for electric school buses and charging infrastructure. It also sets a depreciation allowance for these electric vehicles.

What this means for you
  • Environment: Adopting electric school buses could contribute to reduced emissions and promote cleaner air quality.
  • Small Business: This bill may create opportunities for businesses providing electric school bus services and related infrastructure.

Summary

Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Provides that the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for regular, vocational, and special education pupil transportation shall be limited to, among other costs, expenditures to electrification-as-a-service contractors that provide electric school buses or a combination of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, equipment, or daily charge management services, plus a depreciation allowance of 8.33% for 12 years for electric school buses and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from school.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Appropriations- Education

  7. Re-assigned to Appropriations- Education

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  9. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  10. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  11. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  12. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  13. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  14. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations- Education

  16. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  17. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio

  18. Assigned to Appropriations- Education

  19. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mike Porfirio

  20. Referred to Assignments

  21. First Reading

  22. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB1657      do?
Amends the Transportation Article of the School Code. Provides that the allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for regular, vocational, and special education pupil transportation shall be limited to, among other costs, expenditures to electrification-as-a-service contractors that provide electric school buses or a combination of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, equipment, or daily charge management services, plus a depreciation allowance of 8.33% for 12 years for electric school buses and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from school.
Who sponsors SB1657     ?
SB1657      is sponsored by Mike Porfirio (Democrat) and David Koehler (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB1657     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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