b'SB 75 (Murphy) provides that, at the next election following the public meeting and notice requirements, a ref-erendum shall be placed on the ballot for all electors within the area where the water or sewer utility operates. Provides that if a majority of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sew-er utility vote in favor of the referendum, then the acquisition may continue. Provides that, if less than a major-ity of the electors voting on the referendum within the service area of the water or sewer utility vote in favor of the referendum, the Commission shall not approve the large public utilitys acquisition of the water or sewer utility. Removes a provision that provides that the Commission may authorize a water or sewer utility to file a surcharge which adjusts rates and charges to provide for recovery of costs associated with an investment in qualifying infrastructure plant, independent of any other matters related to the utilitys revenue requirement. The Chamber opposed this legislation due to the negative impact it will have on investment in water/wastewa-ter infrastructure assets. This bill passed out of Senate Public Utilities but did not advance further. The Cham-ber is Opposed and engaged with a business coalition to actively work against the passage of this legislation.SB 1230 (Joyce/DeLuca) provides that beginning next year, the Capital Development Board shall submit a re-port to the General Assembly and the Governor concerning all planned and ongoing projects constructed by or under the supervision of the Board. This bill Passed Both Houses unanimously.SB 1507 (Feigenholtz/Croke) provides that the University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center shall conduct a study that includes the following: (1) a comprehensive review of the City of Chicagos website multi-year crash data on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive; (2) the available research on potential effectiveness of cameras powered by artificial intelligence in improving compliance and reducing crashes and road fatalities on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive; (3) an analysis of driving behavior to detect risky driving patterns and to address the DuSable Lake Shore Drive crash corridors; (4) an assessment of the ef-fectiveness of psychological deterrence in reducing habitual speeding; and (5) an assessment of how fatalities can be reduced using these cameras powered by artificial intelligence and other technical options that may be available in place of cameras powered by artificial intelligence. Debate on the floor largely concerned the use of AI tools for analysis of this type of traffic accidents. This bill Passed Both Houses.Transportation SystemsHB 2394 (Benton/Loughran Cappel) provides that a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated by an engine fueled wholly or partially by an electric battery or hydrogen fuel cell electric fueling system may exceed the posted weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds. This legislation attempts to offset the additional weight of alterna-tive fuel systems, which can range from 4,000-16,000 pounds. This bill passed the House but was not called in the Senate. The Chamber Supports. HB 3778 (Delgado) establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished. The bill also contains California emissions standards mandates. While numerous mass transit reform proposals were filed this Spring, the Chamber opposed this legislation as it contained California emissions mandates. This bill was not called in committee and was re-referred to the Rules Committee. The Chamber is Opposed.SB 1938 (Villivalam) provides that beginning July 1, 2026, the Regional Transportation Authority shall be the sole agency responsible for the management and oversight of the fare collection systems used on all public transportation provided by the Service Boards. Make changes to the membership of the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board. Establishes the Road Usage Charge Advisory Committee to guide the devel-opment and evaluation of the road usage charge pilot program and to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue as an alternative to the current system of taxing highway use through motor fuel taxes. This is Labors mass transit reform proposal. Some of the provisions of the bill were included in the mass transit package filed in the final days of session (see above). An RUC pilot program was removed from the final mass transit language that passed the Senate. This bill received a subject matter hearing but did not move out of Committee.19|END OF SESSION REPORT'