---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-HEALTH FACILITIES-DRUGS"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no health care institution, or any employee, staff person, contractor, or other person under the direction or supervision of a health care institution, may discharge, dispose of, flush, pour, or empty any unused medication into a public wastewater collection system or a septic system. Defines \"health care institution\" and \"public wastewater collection system\". Makes a violation a petty offense subject to a $500 fine."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1919"
citation: "Illinois SB 1919 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5936db87-d7d4-4384-8cf7-b2bae3c6fd24"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1919&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44809&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b0abfcd519faefdc5e7d6c229d5f55a404b80ccd71a326ddc6c491007865494c"
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 1919 (96th) — EPA-HEALTH FACILITIES-DRUGS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no health care institution, or any employee, staff person, contractor, or other person under the direction or supervision of a health care institution, may discharge, dispose of, flush, pour, or empty any unused medication into a public wastewater collection system or a septic system. Defines "health care institution" and "public wastewater collection system". Makes a violation a petty offense subject to a $500 fine.

## 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=09600SB1919&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44809&DocNum=1919&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1919eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44809&DocNum=1919&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1919enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44809&DocNum=1919&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2009-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2009-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environmental Health Committee
- **2009-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Environmental Health Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2009-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 29, 2009
- **2009-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2009-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2009-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- **2009-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2009-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2009-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0221 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5936db87-d7d4-4384-8cf7-b2bae3c6fd24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).