---
type: "Bill"
title: "FLOOD CONTROL-SURPLUS WATERS"
description: "FLOOD CONTROL-SURPLUS WATERS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 894"
citation: "Illinois SB 894 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-30T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/443de50a-d486-4533-b8b7-1e66309c4906"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "5fe626ec61b80eb73f32eaab887c9b9a04ed3d5ba3864dc8453db9b0398601ce"
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 894 (90th) — FLOOD CONTROL-SURPLUS WATERS

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0894** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0894LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BRUNSVOLD — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SENV
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-04
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-05
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 053-001-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR BRUNSVOLD
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 020-000-000 HENE
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED HASSERT
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-10T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-30T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-30T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-07-30
- **1997-07-30T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0276

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/443de50a-d486-4533-b8b7-1e66309c4906`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).