---
type: "Bill"
title: "TWP CD-RECYCLING"
description: "Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township may administer a recycling program in unincorporated areas of the township. Amends the Highway Code. Provides that a road district may organize, administer, or participate in one or more recycling programs. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 612"
citation: "Illinois SB 612 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5ab8999-ecc2-4558-bc69-0b7d4260836e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=612&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28450&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "9790dfb0143f80be5cbf77643f9bbe1d83a43f79a8baf6e9b9413844fa886f3e"
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 612 (95th) — TWP CD-RECYCLING

Amends the Township Code. Provides that a township may administer a recycling program in unincorporated areas of the township. Amends the Highway Code. Provides that a road district may organize, administer, or participate in one or more recycling programs. 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=09500SB0612&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28450&DocNum=612&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0612eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28450&DocNum=612&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0612enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28450&DocNum=612&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2007-03-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2007
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0119 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5ab8999-ecc2-4558-bc69-0b7d4260836e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).