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SB 1419 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

EPA-FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS

Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a Section regarding the control and reduction of emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants, provides that the Section is not intended to limit or restrict the authority of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to propose, or the Illinois Pollution Control Board to adopt, any regulations applicable or that may become applicable to these facilities that are required by federal law or that are otherwise part of the State's plan to attain the national ambient air quality standards or that are necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act (now, just the applicable regulations required by federal law). Deletes a provision requiring the Board to adopt certain sulfur dioxide regulations and emission standards for existing fuel combustion stationary emission sources. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Apr 20, 2007 Signed Aug 27, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2007 · House May 30, 2007

How they voted

49–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 53
Apr 19, 2007
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
17 Yea 3
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Aug 27, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-20-2)
house
May 10, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 014-004-000
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 19, 2007
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Apr 19, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Halvorson
upper
Apr 19, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-4)
senate
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 012-000-000
upper
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
upper
Mar 19, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 19, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
upper
Mar 15, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 12, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 12, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
Feb 9, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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