---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-ALGICIDE PERMITS"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency may not require an individual to obtain a permit in order to apply algicide, copper sulfate, copper sulfate based products, or copper sulfate chemical aids to a privately held water retention pond, provided that the products are commercially available at retail outlets and are not prohibited by federal law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3135"
citation: "Illinois SB 3135 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/361d52e3-e05f-4513-851c-3dd2492ed738"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3135&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110723&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "986b9238f20d80c490de299e7a9199cd687d6353e28bdbcecd8438871e0727b3"
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 3135 (100th) — EPA-ALGICIDE PERMITS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency may not require an individual to obtain a permit in order to apply algicide, copper sulfate, copper sulfate based products, or copper sulfate chemical aids to a privately held water retention pond, provided that the products are commercially available at retail outlets and are not prohibited by federal law.

## 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=10000SB3135&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110723&DocNum=3135&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3135eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110723&DocNum=3135&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3135enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110723&DocNum=3135&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen Skillicorn — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- John Cavaletto — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2018-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2018-04-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
- **2018-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2018
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2018-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2018-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2018
- **2018-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0802 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/361d52e3-e05f-4513-851c-3dd2492ed738`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).