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 Bill Status of SB0543  97th General Assembly


Short Description:  EPA-COAL COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. John M. Sullivan

House Sponsors
(Rep. Jerry Costello, II - Charles Meier - Patrick J. Verschoore - Brandon W. Phelps - Daniel V. Beiser, Mike Fortner, Steven A. Andersson and Katherine Cloonen)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  7/10/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0020

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 5/12.5


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning NPDES discharge fees.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2
Deletes reference to:
415 ILCS 5/12.5
Adds reference to:
415 ILCS 5/3.135was 415 ILCS 5/3.94

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that "coal combustion by-product" means coal combustion waste when used as a functionally equivalent substitute for agricultural lime or mined gypsum (calcium sulfate dihydrate) as a soil conditioner, amendment, fertilizer, or other agricultural purposes when using appropriate agronomic rates.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
Provides that "coal combustion by-product" means coal combustion that is a synthetic gypsum used in specified ways. Adds an immediate effective date to the bill.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  1/28/2015SenateFirst Reading
  1/28/2015SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/18/2015SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/19/2015SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
  3/19/2015SenateRe-referred to Agriculture
  3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
  3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
  3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  3/24/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
  3/24/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
  3/26/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  3/26/2015SenateDo Pass as Amended Agriculture; 006-000-000
  3/26/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
  3/27/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  4/17/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
  4/17/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
  4/21/2015SenateSecond Reading
  4/21/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
  4/21/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
  4/22/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 007-000-000
  4/23/2015SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/23/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Sullivan
  4/23/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  4/23/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
  4/23/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  4/24/2015HouseArrived in House
  4/24/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
  4/24/2015HouseFirst Reading
  4/24/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/4/2015HouseAssigned to Environment
  5/5/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
  5/14/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Environment; 015-000-000
  5/14/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/14/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
  5/14/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  5/14/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  5/18/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/18/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/18/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
  5/20/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
  5/20/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
  5/20/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
  5/20/2015SenatePassed Both Houses
  6/18/2015SenateSent to the Governor
  7/10/2015SenateGovernor Approved
  7/10/2015SenateEffective Date July 10, 2015
  7/10/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0020

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