---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, no person other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, or a unit of local government shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any waste disposal operation on or after March 1, 1985, which requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. Provides that, on and after the effective date established by the USEPA for MSWLF units to provide financial assurance under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, no person, other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any disposal operation at a MSWLF unit that requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2947"
citation: "Illinois SB 2947 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d8d324f-4a20-4079-87e2-5f47e516c543"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2947&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63826&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "dce20c720a668d54bb75dcf3cad28e4d658738e6b71be4ab4e52f9aa59151c79"
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 2947 (97th) — EPA-WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, no person other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, or a unit of local government shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any waste disposal operation on or after March 1, 1985, which requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. Provides that, on and after the effective date established by the USEPA for MSWLF units to provide financial assurance under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, no person, other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any disposal operation at a MSWLF unit that requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. 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=09700SB2947&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2947eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2947enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass as Amended Environment; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2012
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2012-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2012
- **2012-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0887 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d8d324f-4a20-4079-87e2-5f47e516c543`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).