---
type: "Bill"
title: "NORTH SHORE WATER RECLAMATION"
description: "Amends the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that connection fees owed at the time of a property's sale shall be a lien on real estate. Provides that if the district participates in a nutrient trading program, the district shall give preference to trading investments: (i) that will benefit low income or rural communities; and (ii) where local water quality improvements can be realized. Increases the maximum dollar amount of an emergency contract to no more than $500,000 (rather than $350,000). Provides that if the board of trustees determine there is an emergency affecting the public health or safety, the district may immediately acquire the necessary right-of-way and authority to work within or adjacent to a public highway right-of-way or easement, public or private utility property or easement, railroad right-of-way, or other public property or easement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 2136"
citation: "Illinois SB 2136 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d2b48d7-5f34-4998-917e-d253a2709eed"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2136&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=120310&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "dcb4581901e247399154a844aef4da3bbc32d4b4f73351aa72d412e8b3351d13"
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 2136 (101st) — NORTH SHORE WATER RECLAMATION

Amends the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that connection fees owed at the time of a property's sale shall be a lien on real estate. Provides that if the district participates in a nutrient trading program, the district shall give preference to trading investments: (i) that will benefit low income or rural communities; and (ii) where local water quality improvements can be realized. Increases the maximum dollar amount of an emergency contract to no more than $500,000 (rather than $350,000). Provides that if the board of trustees determine there is an emergency affecting the public health or safety, the district may immediately acquire the necessary right-of-way and authority to work within or adjacent to a public highway right-of-way or easement, public or private utility property or easement, railroad right-of-way, or other public property or easement. 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=10100SB2136&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=120310&DocNum=2136&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB2136eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=120310&DocNum=2136&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB2136enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=120310&DocNum=2136&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **36–19** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **60–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
- **2019-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2019-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2019-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2019-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 011-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-053-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2019-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 24, 2019
- **2019-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2019-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Local Government; 005-001-000
- **2019-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 036-019-000
- **2019-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2019
- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0575 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d2b48d7-5f34-4998-917e-d253a2709eed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).