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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 937    </title>
<shortdesc>EPA-POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William Davis-Robert Rita-David E. Miller-Kevin A. McCarthy-Michael Tryon, Daniel J. Burke, Thomas Holbrook, Angelo Saviano, Kurt M. Granberg, Patrick J Verschoore, Brandon W. Phelps and Richard T. Bradley</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. James T. Meeks and Louis S. Viverito-Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0131</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>415 ILCS 5/3.330</reference><aliasreference>was 415 ILCS 5/3.32</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Excludes certain wood-fired and biomass-fired boiler facilities, or portions thereof, from the definition of "pollution control facility". Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that certain sites or facilities used for wood combustion facilities (instead of wood or biomass boiler facilities) for energy recovery that accept and burn only wood material (instead of specified types of wood products and wood material) are not included in the definition of "pollution control facility".</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note, House Amendment No. 1 (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>HB 937 will not have any fiscal impact on the Illinois EPA since the Agency is not involved in the local sitting process. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Environment &amp; Energy Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Environment &amp; Energy Committee;  019-000-001</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  003-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-015-001</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2007</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James T. Meeks</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Environment and Energy</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Environment and Energy;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 054-002-000</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/14/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date August 13, 2007</action>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0131</action>
</actions>
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