---
type: "Bill"
title: "ENVTL. HEALTH--LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act. Requires the Department of Professional Regulation to issue a license as a licensed environmental health practitioner to any applicant who holds a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian credential in good standing with the National Environmental Health Association. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1421"
citation: "Illinois SB 1421 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2009-11-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a6f6d27-f7a8-467a-a1ac-f7dd59255705"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1421&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42690&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b021c038b7cca8311f8b82203623b172ef0af6703854a185ee2219c8c7a53467"
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 1421 (96th) — ENVTL. HEALTH--LICENSE

Amends the Environmental Health Practitioner Licensing Act. Requires the Department of Professional Regulation to issue a license as a licensed environmental health practitioner to any applicant who holds a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian credential in good standing with the National Environmental Health Association. Effective July 1, 2009.

## 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=09600SB1421&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42690&DocNum=1421&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1421eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42690&DocNum=1421&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1421enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42690&DocNum=1421&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Bond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2009-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-27** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2009
- **2009-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2009
- **2009-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-08** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2009
- **2009-05-18** Assigned to Telecommunications Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2009-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Telecommunications Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Telecommunications Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Telecommunications Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael Bond
- **2009-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2009
- **2009-05-31** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Telecommunications Committee
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Telecommunications Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-06-01** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2009-06-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - June 1, 2009
- **2009-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2009-06-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2009-06-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-14** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2009-10-14** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2009-10-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - October 15, 2009
- **2009-10-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Telecommunications and Information Technology `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Telecommunications and Information Technology `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Telecommunications and Information Technology; 009-000-000
- **2009-10-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Telecommunications and Information Technology; 009-000-000
- **2009-10-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2009-10-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2009-10-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-11-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-11-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-11-30** Effective Date November 30, 2009
- **2009-11-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0827 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a6f6d27-f7a8-467a-a1ac-f7dd59255705`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).