---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides the term \"pollution control facility\" does not include the portion of a site or facility for which a permit application is submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency to modify an existing permit for the transfer of landscape waste to also include, on a demonstration basis not to exceed 24 months each time a permit is issued, the transfer of commingled landscape waste and food scrap or for which a permit application is submitted to the Agency within 6 months after the effective date (currently, January 1, 2016). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1456"
citation: "Illinois SB 1456 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27ffc92d-e846-49ed-a371-0d492486fc15"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1456&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103876&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "0b3ed7a90a82074cfcd486bb8f35d3e8c219bcaaf0a18d402bd6c2222a62bc16"
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 1456 (100th) — EPA-POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides the term "pollution control facility" does not include the portion of a site or facility for which a permit application is submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency to modify an existing permit for the transfer of landscape waste to also include, on a demonstration basis not to exceed 24 months each time a permit is issued, the transfer of commingled landscape waste and food scrap or for which a permit application is submitted to the Agency within 6 months after the effective date (currently, January 1, 2016). 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=10000SB1456&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103876&DocNum=1456&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1456eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103876&DocNum=1456&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1456enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103876&DocNum=1456&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2017
- **2017-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000
- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
- **2017-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2017-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0094 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27ffc92d-e846-49ed-a371-0d492486fc15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).