---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA--DEBRIS--POPULATION REQ."
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Excludes the portion of a site or facility accepting exclusively general construction debris, located in a county with a population over 500,000 (now, 700,000) from regulation as a pollution control facility. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 125"
citation: "Illinois SB 125 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-01-30"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb6afb58-bfd9-4d13-8a6f-cbc5de423050"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=125&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40521&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "dea58701ee414449a11c6d83662c14d5e7f44c7bd88f8932729091e0ebc198dc"
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 125 (96th) — EPA--DEBRIS--POPULATION REQ.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Excludes the portion of a site or facility accepting exclusively general construction debris, located in a county with a population over 500,000 (now, 700,000) from regulation as a pollution control facility. 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=09600SB0125&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40521&DocNum=125&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0125eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40521&DocNum=125&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0125enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40521&DocNum=125&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **75–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2009-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-10** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- **2009-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-02-26** Do Pass as Amended Environment; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2009
- **2009-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009
- **2009-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2009-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-06** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-06** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-037-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2009-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment; 006-000-000
- **2009-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2009
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0611 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb6afb58-bfd9-4d13-8a6f-cbc5de423050`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).