SB 54 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

IEPA-CITIZENS COMPLAINTS

Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes the Agency to collect and solicit citizen complaints alleging a violation of the Act, any rule adopted under the Act, a permit granted by the Agency, or a condition of a permit via telephone, website, fax, mail, e-mail, or any other reasonable means. Provides that the Agency may accept citizen complaints that are anonymous and unaccompanied by the name and mailing address of the complainant, except that, for complaints alleging a violation arising out of agricultural production, the complainant must provide his or her name and mailing address. Sets forth that the Agency must keep the name and address of the complainant confidential, subject to certain penalties. Exempts the name and address of these complainants from public disclosure under provisions of the Act authorizing reasonable public inspection. Defines "agricultural production". Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
Mar 2007
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2007 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2007

How they voted

431
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Mar 22, 2007
D Democratic29
26 Yea 1 Nay 2
89% Yea
R Republican18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 31, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Remains in Environment & Energy Committee
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee
lower
May 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-1-3)
senate
Feb 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Energy; 010-001-000
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.