---
type: "Bill"
title: "SAFETY-TECH"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 918"
citation: "Illinois HB 918 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b5eed7d-6d3b-4782-9fb6-b70e429163f5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=918&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15529&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "95832c649b6022adffeb791a5d3b4f6639551e7fc055e5336b10b499c71075b9"
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 918 (94th) — SAFETY-TECH

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09400HB0918&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15529&DocNum=918&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0918eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15529&DocNum=918&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0918enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15529&DocNum=918&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Joyce — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Re-assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 020-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-14** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-03-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2005-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2005
- **2005-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0591 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b5eed7d-6d3b-4782-9fb6-b70e429163f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).