---
type: "Bill"
title: "POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In the definitions, provides that a facility accepting exclusively general construction or demolition debris and that as of January 1, 2000 is located in a county with a population of 700,000 or more persons is not a pollution control facility under the Act (now, the definition does not have the January 1, 2000 restriction). Makes a similar change regarding waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-disposal permits to provide that no permit shall be required for a facility in a county with a population over 700,000 as of January 1, 2000 (now, the January 1, 2000 date is not specified). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 67"
citation: "Illinois SB 67 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2006-01-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f97beaa-8555-43fd-9953-bf9d9d813f60"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=67&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14702&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f911b9753962761f7a33be9a4d8f7d462f9b8a31e7694089055ba1b7ceb62ad3"
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 67 (94th) — POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In the definitions, provides that a facility accepting exclusively general construction or demolition debris and that as of January 1, 2000 is located in a county with a population of 700,000 or more persons is not a pollution control facility under the Act (now, the definition does not have the January 1, 2000 restriction). Makes a similar change regarding waste-storage, waste-treatment, or waste-disposal permits to provide that no permit shall be required for a facility in a county with a population over 700,000 as of January 1, 2000 (now, the January 1, 2000 date is not specified). 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=09400SB0067&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14702&DocNum=67&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0067eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14702&DocNum=67&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0067enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14702&DocNum=67&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2005
- **2005-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2005
- **2005-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-03-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-03-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2005-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2005-04-05** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-13** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-27** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-10-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2006
- **2005-10-27** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-11-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-11-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-11-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-11-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-11-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-11-03** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-11-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-11-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-11-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-11-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-11-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-11-03** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-11-03** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 4, 2005
- **2005-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `filing`
- **2005-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2005-11-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 008-000-000
- **2005-11-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-003
- **2005-11-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-12-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-01-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-01-20** Effective Date June 1, 2006
- **2006-01-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0725 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f97beaa-8555-43fd-9953-bf9d9d813f60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).