---
type: "Bill"
title: "PLUMBING LICENSE-BOTTLE FILL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt a rule requiring that for each drinking fountain in any construction where a drinking fountain is required under the Illinois Plumbing Code, there shall also be a bottle filling station or a combined bottle filling station and drinking fountain. Provides that the rules required to be adopted shall take effect and be implemented by July 1, 2026. Defines \"bottle filling station\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 1715"
citation: "Illinois SB 1715 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jenn Ladisch Douglass", "Suzy Glowiak Hilton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c761a19e-1b02-4637-bc9e-50662ac46c83"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1715&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146506&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "f3e2745e6a5c40963562a65950651ada70057e4c5f8fac1b8f64ccff50ecde50"
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 1715 (103rd) — PLUMBING LICENSE-BOTTLE FILL

Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt a rule requiring that for each drinking fountain in any construction where a drinking fountain is required under the Illinois Plumbing Code, there shall also be a bottle filling station or a combined bottle filling station and drinking fountain. Provides that the rules required to be adopted shall take effect and be implemented by July 1, 2026. Defines "bottle filling station".

## 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/SB/PDF/10300SB1715.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1715eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1715sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1715enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **85–23** (pass) · lower
- Public Health — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Local Government, Amendment 1 — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Local Government — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jenn Ladisch Douglass — primary (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton `filing`
- **2023-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2023-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass Local Government; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
- **2023-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 010-000-000
- **2023-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Glowiak-Hilton `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2023
- **2023-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2023-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Public Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2023-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2023-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
- **2023-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2023-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 008-000-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2023-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 085-023-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-07** 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 . . . . . . . . . 103-0223 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c761a19e-1b02-4637-bc9e-50662ac46c83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).