---
type: "Bill"
title: "SAFETY-TECH"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 702"
citation: "Illinois HB 702 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8d3d390-18dd-431a-b2ea-b65b6641f816"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=702&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=70964&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "a66dc88369d946d80906334ee6651aba8137405953fc67a8b51e67c6dcbc78fa"
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 702 (98th) — SAFETY-TECH

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09800HB0702&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70964&DocNum=702&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0702eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70964&DocNum=702&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0702enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70964&DocNum=702&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **87–1** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2013-04-30** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- **2013-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 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
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2013-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **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 January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0366 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8d3d390-18dd-431a-b2ea-b65b6641f816`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).