---
type: "Bill"
title: "SAFETY-TECH"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the intent and purpose of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1787"
citation: "Illinois SB 1787 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/074f637e-51c3-48e2-8f12-85088f584fea"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1787&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20092&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "a28f04b1ed1906c7a5fe1a1347f28cc8445115c05251d30dfc8161c60a112758"
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 1787 (94th) — SAFETY-TECH

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the intent and purpose of the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program.

## 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=09400SB1787&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20092&DocNum=1787&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1787eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20092&DocNum=1787&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1787enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20092&DocNum=1787&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2005-02-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
- **2005-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
- **2005-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Environment & Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Dillard `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
- **2005-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2005-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0274 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/074f637e-51c3-48e2-8f12-85088f584fea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).