SB1233 Summary

• Creates the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure Funding and Policy within the Department of Transportation to study Illinois' transportation funding and governance challenges.

• Commission consists of 16 members: 4 House members (2 from Speaker, 2 from Minority Leader), 4 Senate members (2 from President, 2 from Minority Leader), and 8 members appointed by the Governor with Senate approval.

• Commission must evaluate current transportation funding sources, explore innovative funding options, assess workforce needs, review governance structures, and consider future trends including electric vehicles, climate change, and racial equity.

• Requires the Commission to contract with a third party to produce a final report with specific, actionable legislative recommendations due to the General Assembly by January 31, 2023.

• Commission dissolves and the Act repeals on February 1, 2023.