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HB5071 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-04

TOLL HWY AUTH-BILINGUAL PAY

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has the power to establish a special pay supplement for those positions of employment that require that a person employed in that position speak or write a language other than English. Provides that such paid positions may be eligible for a bilingual pay supplement to attract bilingual individuals, to encourage present employees to become proficient in languages other than English, or to retain qualified bilingual employees. Provides that a bilingual pay supplement shall be processed within 30 calendar days after the employee presents to the Authority a certification from either the designated testing program process selected by the Authority or a State community college confirming that language skill proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking has been satisfied by the employee.

Bill Details

State

Illinois

Session

104th General Assembly

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum...

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Sponsors

Dagmara Avelar (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-04-07 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; 011-006-000
2026-03-31 H Fiscal Note Filed
2026-03-26 H Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2026-03-26 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
2026-03-25 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-25 H House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2026-03-25 H Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2026-03-24 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2026-03-24 H Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; 013-005-000
2026-03-18 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
2026-03-03 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-03 H House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2026-02-24 H Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
2026-02-10 H Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-10 H First Reading
2026-02-04 H Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar

Committee Referrals

2026-02-10 H Rules
2026-02-24 H Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges
2026-03-03 H Rules
2026-03-18 H Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges
2026-03-25 H Rules
2026-03-26 H Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges

Amendments

2026-03-03 House Amendment 001
2026-03-25 House Amendment 002

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-04 Introduced

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