---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-FEES/RECYCLING"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Changes the categories of waste that qualify for exemptions from State and local tipping fees and Subtitle D management fees. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Requires each county to report its recycling and composting rate and its disposal rate to the Environmental Protection Agency. Establishes a recycling and composting goal that each county waste management plan must satisfy. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to prepare a resource management plan that contains certain information about recycling and composting in the State. Authorizes the Department to provide grants to counties, municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more, and municipal joint action agencies in order to help achieve the recycling and composting goals. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4986"
citation: "Illinois HB 4986 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-06"
last_action: "2012-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4a426d3-890a-4774-a13b-84da55c04fb9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4986&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64903&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b5cd9e67ef91e54f2d0551f370bf5bea59570eb1a4f8db9384dfb585277fdcc7"
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 4986 (97th) — EPA-FEES/RECYCLING

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Changes the categories of waste that qualify for exemptions from State and local tipping fees and Subtitle D management fees. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Requires each county to report its recycling and composting rate and its disposal rate to the Environmental Protection Agency. Establishes a recycling and composting goal that each county waste management plan must satisfy. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to prepare a resource management plan that contains certain information about recycling and composting in the State. Authorizes the Department to provide grants to counties, municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more, and municipal joint action agencies in order to help achieve the recycling and composting goals. 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=09700HB4986&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64903&DocNum=4986&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4986eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64903&DocNum=4986&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4986enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64903&DocNum=4986&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **69–44** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **67–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karen May — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
- **2012-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Karen May
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-044-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Environment
- **2012-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- **2012-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Do Pass as Amended Environment; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Karen May
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 067-048-001
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0853 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4a426d3-890a-4774-a13b-84da55c04fb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).