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+type: "Bill"
+title: "EPA-WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS"
+description: "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."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "97th"
+identifier: "SB 2947"
+citation: "Illinois SB 2947 (97th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2012-02-01"
+last_action: "2012-08-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d8d324f-4a20-4079-87e2-5f47e516c543"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2947&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63826&SessionID=84&GA=97"
+source_hash: "dce20c720a668d54bb75dcf3cad28e4d658738e6b71be4ab4e52f9aa59151c79"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 2947 (97th) — EPA-WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS
+
+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.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2947&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2947eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2947enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
+- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
+- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
+- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
+- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
+- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
+- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
+- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
+- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2012-02-29** Do Pass as Amended Environment; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-02-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2012
+- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
+- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
+- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
+- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
+- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
+- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
+- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
+- **2012-05-10** Passed Both Houses
+- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2012-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2012-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2012
+- **2012-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0887 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d8d324f-4a20-4079-87e2-5f47e516c543`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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