---
type: "Bill"
title: "CONSERVATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Water Use Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 970"
citation: "Illinois SB 970 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2008-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aea7db5a-e7f3-4b57-9245-57bd6fc8a36d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=970&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28959&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "f4f3f7cb046c778babbf975a7abbaa69c5bb643ef9f7e7689ea9e101473c326e"
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 970 (95th) — CONSERVATION-TECH

Amends the Water Use Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Act.

## 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=09500SB0970&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28959&DocNum=970&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0970eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28959&DocNum=970&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0970enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28959&DocNum=970&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass Executive; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-12-03** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-05-13** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2008-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Agriculture and Conservation
- **2008-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2008-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000
- **2008-05-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2008-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Frerichs `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2008-05-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-28** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2008-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2008-05-28** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2008; Generally.
- **2008-06-30** Effective Date July 1, 2008; Some parts or when a transfer of funds is made, whichever is later.
- **2008-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0728 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aea7db5a-e7f3-4b57-9245-57bd6fc8a36d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).