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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6655   </title>
<shortdesc>COUNTY-TRANSPORTATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michael Tryon-Brent Hassert-JoAnn D. Osmond</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>30 ILCS 105/7.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/5-1006.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/5-1035.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 34, par. 5-1035.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Counties Code and the State Finance Act. Creates the Local Transportation Match Fund. Provides that a county may, by ordinance, direct that the taxes and penalties collected for specified purposes in the Counties Code (the County Option Motor Fuel Tax and the Special County Retailers' Occupation Tax for Public Safety or Transportation) be deposited into the Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used for federal matching funds for participating counties. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/30/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Tryon</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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