EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE House SponsorsRep. Dagmara Avelar Senate Sponsors(Sen. Laura Ellman-Willie Preston-Doris Turner, Sara Feigenholtz and Jason Plummer) 8/1/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0050 415 ILCS 5/13.5415 ILCS 45/14from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 514 Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding operator certification for sewage works, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional wastewater operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional wastewater operator under a provisional wastewater operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules. Amends the Public Water Supply Operations Act. In a provision regarding community water supply operator certification, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional community water supply operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional community water supply operator under a provisional community water supply operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish an operator-in-training wastewater operator program (rather than a provisional wastewater operator certification program). Provides that the Agency shall establish an operator-in-training community water-supply operator program (rather than a provisional community water supply operator certification program). Makes technical and other changes. 1/24/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading 1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/18/2025HouseAssigned to Energy & Environment Committee 3/10/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 3/10/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/11/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee 3/11/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-010-000 3/11/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled 3/12/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar 3/21/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/25/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee 3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000 4/9/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 4/9/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/9/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-039-000 4/10/2025SenateArrive in Senate 4/10/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/10/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel 4/10/2025SenateFirst Reading 4/10/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 4/23/2025SenateAssigned to Environment and Conservation 4/28/2025SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman 5/1/2025SenateDo Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-001-000 5/1/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 5/1/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz 5/7/2025SenateSecond Reading 5/7/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 5/21/2025SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-003-000 5/21/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston 5/21/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner 5/21/2025SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer 5/21/2025HousePassed Both Houses 6/17/2025HouseSent to the Governor 8/1/2025HouseGovernor Approved 8/1/2025HouseEffective Date January 1, 2026 8/1/2025HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0050