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+type: "Bill"
+title: "EPA-COAL COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCT"
+description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning NPDES discharge fees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "99th"
+identifier: "SB 543"
+citation: "Illinois SB 543 (99th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 50
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2015-01-28"
+last_action: "2015-07-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ada3334-1cc1-4009-bbe5-7e29be1d8336"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=543&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84506&SessionID=88&GA=99"
+source_hash: "946b76c975c287d80e5a43a7d6eb2f0094934f1d55542482ce89b8ae43cf8f02"
+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 543 (99th) — EPA-COAL COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCT
+
+Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning NPDES discharge fees.
+
+## 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=09900SB0543&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84506&DocNum=543&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0543eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84506&DocNum=543&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0543enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84506&DocNum=543&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
+- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
+- Steven A. Andersson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
+- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
+- **2015-03-19** Re-referred to Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
+- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
+- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
+- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
+- **2015-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2015-03-26** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
+- **2015-03-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
+- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
+- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
+- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 007-000-000
+- **2015-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
+- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2015-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2015-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
+- **2015-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2015-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
+- **2015-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
+- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
+- **2015-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
+- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
+- **2015-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
+- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
+- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
+- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
+- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
+- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2015-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2015-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2015
+- **2015-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0020 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ada3334-1cc1-4009-bbe5-7e29be1d8336`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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