---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-RURAL COMPOSTING"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Prohibits a person from claiming the on-farm composting exemption from solid-waste permitting if he or she charges a tipping fee. Authorizes a person who is operating an on-farm landscape composting facility to accept food scrap, crop residue, livestock waste, agricultural landscape waste, uncontaminated wood waste, yard waste, and landscape waste for composting and still maintain the on-farm composting permitting exemption so long as the other applicable requirements are satisfied. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3319"
citation: "Illinois HB 3319 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1f472d5-6fac-4aee-87d5-363c744e893f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3319&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=75181&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "755311b277542a8cf6c168465bc1273b53ab84cb59566c800d551857645299ae"
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 3319 (98th) — EPA-RURAL COMPOSTING

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Prohibits a person from claiming the on-farm composting exemption from solid-waste permitting if he or she charges a tipping fee. Authorizes a person who is operating an on-farm landscape composting facility to accept food scrap, crop residue, livestock waste, agricultural landscape waste, uncontaminated wood waste, yard waste, and landscape waste for composting and still maintain the on-farm composting permitting exemption so long as the other applicable requirements are satisfied. 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=09800HB3319&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75181&DocNum=3319&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3319eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75181&DocNum=3319&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3319enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75181&DocNum=3319&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **116–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brad E. Halbrook — primary (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment
- **2013-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2013-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad E. Halbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Environment; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2013-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-04-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2013-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2013-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- **2013-05-02** Postponed - Environment
- **2013-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment
- **2013-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2013-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment
- **2013-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment
- **2013-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass as Amended Environment; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
- **2013-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2013-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2013-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2013-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2013-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2013-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-001-000
- **2013-05-28** House Concurs
- **2013-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0484 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1f472d5-6fac-4aee-87d5-363c744e893f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).