---
type: "Bill"
title: "ATTY GEN-ENVIRONMNT LITIGATION"
description: "Amends the Asbestos Abatement Authority Act. Renames the Attorney General's Asbestos Litigation Division as the Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 3207"
citation: "Illinois SB 3207 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67fcc9e0-d3c1-47a2-bae7-6c2e2ff0c6e5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3207&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=11224&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "1d42a392b745871fe25bfea245415b3d3e7b77ff046bdb0791aabe40f096f5f6"
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 3207 (93rd) — ATTY GEN-ENVIRONMNT LITIGATION

Amends the Asbestos Abatement Authority Act. Renames the Attorney General's Asbestos Litigation Division as the Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division. 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=09300SB3207&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=11224&DocNum=3207&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB3207eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=11224&DocNum=3207&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB3207enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=11224&DocNum=3207&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Patrick Welch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick Welch `filing`
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government
- **2004-02-19** Postponed - State Government
- **2004-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick Welch `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government
- **2004-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in State Government `amendment-failure`
- **2004-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass as Amended State Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2004-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2004-03-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2004-03-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-05-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-04** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2004-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-11** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2004
- **2004-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0932 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67fcc9e0-d3c1-47a2-bae7-6c2e2ff0c6e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).