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SB 2947 Illinois Senate · 97th Regular Session

EPA-WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS

Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, no person other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, or a unit of local government shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any waste disposal operation on or after March 1, 1985, which requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. Provides that, on and after the effective date established by the USEPA for MSWLF units to provide financial assurance under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, no person, other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any disposal operation at a MSWLF unit that requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Apr 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Aug 2012
Introduced Mar 22, 2012 Signed Aug 2, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2012 · House May 10, 2012

How they voted

40–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
Mar 22, 2012
D Democratic27
24 Yea 3
88% Yea
R Republican19
16 Yea 3
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 2, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 10, 2012
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 18, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Apr 10, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 22, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-6)
senate
Feb 29, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Environment; 006-000-000
upper
Feb 29, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
upper
Feb 27, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 27, 2012
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Feb 7, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Environment
upper
Feb 1, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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