---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that any facility (instead of a facility located in a county with a population of over 700,000) that is operated in accordance with a Section concerning the exclusive acceptance of general construction or demolition debris is not a \"pollution control facility\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2145"
citation: "Illinois SB 2145 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-01-14"
last_action: "2004-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ab20096-1448-424c-88c6-7a2ab24265ed"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2145&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=7927&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "7f869e5fbeaa1872ed077fa635d3b4d2e335821b389d36f194190fccc3b9588f"
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 2145 (93rd) — EPA-POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that any facility (instead of a facility located in a county with a population of over 700,000) that is operated in accordance with a Section concerning the exclusive acceptance of general construction or demolition debris is not a "pollution control facility". 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=09300SB2145&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7927&DocNum=2145&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2145eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7927&DocNum=2145&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2145enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7927&DocNum=2145&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denny Jacobs — primary (person)
- Ralph C. Capparelli — cosponsor (person)
- Renee Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Terry R. Parke — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs `filing`
- **2004-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-29** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2004
- **2004-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2004
- **2004-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
- **2004-03-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jacobs `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
- **2004-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2004-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-04-01** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2004-04-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2004-04-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2004-04-01** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- **2004-04-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2004-04-02** Assigned to Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment and Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment and Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-12** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 13, 2004.
- **2004-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Denny Jacobs `filing`
- **2004-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Environment & Energy; 008-000-000
- **2004-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2004-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2004
- **2004-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0998 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ab20096-1448-424c-88c6-7a2ab24265ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).