---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-BROWNFIELDS PROJECT"
description: "EPA-BROWNFIELDS PROJECT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 1817"
citation: "Illinois HB 1817 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 63
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29496cd4-b927-465b-a957-f97ab12a642e"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "d8cd492a907fae15ddb2369c769e39da781e5d2c26cd1f2d5fcf4edeb44502ef"
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 1817 (90th) — EPA-BROWNFIELDS PROJECT

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1817** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB1817LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BOLAND — cosponsor (person)
- CURRY,JULIE — cosponsor (person)
- ERWIN — cosponsor (person)
- FANTIN — cosponsor (person)
- HOLBROOK — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- NOVAK — cosponsor (person)
- PETERSON — cosponsor (person)
- REITZ — cosponsor (person)
- SCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- STEPHENS — cosponsor (person)
- WELCH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOLBROOK
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FANTIN
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 021-000-000 HENE
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 106-008-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-24
- **1997-04-30T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR WATSON
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 008-000-000 SENV
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-09
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-14
- **1997-07-02T00:00:00-05:00** REFER TO RULES/PURSUANT SEN RULE 3-9 (B) RULES SRUL
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL SRUL
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-11-14
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-PETERSON
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-PETERSON
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SREV
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-PETERSON
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SREV/009-000-000
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED WATSON
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO PETERSON
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WELCH
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINK
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-PETERSON
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/STEPHENS
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HEXC/003-002-000
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HEXC/011-000-001
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/115-002-001
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND
- **1997-12-01T00:00:00-06:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-12-16
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0562

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29496cd4-b927-465b-a957-f97ab12a642e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).