---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-ONLINE PERMIT APPLICATIONS"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency, within 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, to make all permit applications on-line, editable, and savable files. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1297"
citation: "Illinois HB 1297 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dad9d5ce-119d-4f21-a73d-5e114dd6f97d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1297&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57518&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f83d816ef17bd1e2fde8c888f3b60f3478c8706ae708e5025661eb6372c22988"
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 HB 1297 (97th) — EPA-ONLINE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency, within 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, to make all permit applications on-line, editable, and savable files. 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=09700HB1297&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57518&DocNum=1297&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1297eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57518&DocNum=1297&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1297enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57518&DocNum=1297&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **98–18** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–5** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **98–18** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2011-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2011-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-12** Do Pass Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 010-001-000
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Energy
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 010-001-000
- **2011-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2011-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Clayborne `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2011-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2011-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2011-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 053-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3
- **2011-05-23** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 013-000-000
- **2011-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 013-000-000
- **2011-05-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2011-05-29** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-018-000
- **2011-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 098-018-000
- **2011-05-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2011-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2011-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-12** Effective Date July 12, 2011
- **2011-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0095 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dad9d5ce-119d-4f21-a73d-5e114dd6f97d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).