---
type: "Bill"
title: "NATURAL GAS-VERIFIED RELEASES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety Act. Provides that, in the case of a verified facility release, the owner and operator of the underground natural gas storage facility is responsible for specified actions. Defines \"verified facility release\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1190"
citation: "Illinois HB 1190 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Morgan", "Paul Faraci"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9247861a-c451-4b07-a798-3cd7be0f3f62"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1190&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=143260&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "5c55b2f3d972e0ede25f83ba9d0c5f242d8d492c8f7f6942a1f0c684124d883d"
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 HB 1190 (103rd) — NATURAL GAS-VERIFIED RELEASES

Amends the Illinois Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety Act. Provides that, in the case of a verified facility release, the owner and operator of the underground natural gas storage facility is responsible for specified actions. Defines "verified facility release". Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1190.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1190eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1190ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1190ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1190enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Energy and Public Utilities — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Energy & Environment, Amendment 1 — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Energy & Environment — **19–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Morgan — primary (person)
- Paul Faraci — primary (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan `filing`
- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-15** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-010-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- **2023-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
- **2023-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 025-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 009-000-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2023-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2023-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0120 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9247861a-c451-4b07-a798-3cd7be0f3f62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).