HB 3739 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

EPA-WATER SUPPLIES

Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the Act shall not apply to non-community water supplies, except for purposes of: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) the Pollution Control Board's adoption of rules that expressly pertain to non-community water supplies or all public water supplies; or (3) any provisions of the Act or rules adopted by the Board under the Act that are referenced in, or applicable to, non-community water supplies under the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act and rules adopted by the Department of Public Health under that Act. Amends the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. Authorizes the imposition of administrative and civil penalties. Effective immediately.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 9, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to reorganize the Environmental Protection Act by replacing a standalone section on non-community water supplies with a new definition section that clarifies the difference between community and non-community water systems. This change updates the legal definitions to align with current standards and restructures how exemptions for non-community water supplies are applied within the Act.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding non-community water supplies was refined by moving from a standalone applicability clause to a dedicated definitions section, ensuring clearer distinctions between community and non-community systems.
DEFINITION

Replaced a standalone section on non-community water supply applicability with a new Section 3.145 that explicitly defines 'community water supply' and 'non-community water supply'.

Updated the definition of 'non-community water system' in the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act to clarify that it is any public water system that is not a community water system.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the structure of the Environmental Protection Act by changing the amendment from adding a new section to changing an existing section, integrating the applicability rules into the definitions.

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

1150
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 118
Apr 9, 2025
D Democratic78
76 Yea 2
97% Yea
R Republican40
39 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 13, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 018-001-000
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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