---
type: "Bill"
title: "WELL CONSTRUCTION-DEFINITIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code. Changes the definitions of \"modification\" and \"closed loop well\". Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3055"
citation: "Illinois SB 3055 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-07"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d568d1f2-60f1-4f5c-a7d1-889dcf6775d5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3055&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79426&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "5efda42ac41ec95cca3215017aa85d062d003e0976f47da229e0d52549a3e177"
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 3055 (98th) — WELL CONSTRUCTION-DEFINITIONS

Amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code. Changes the definitions of "modification" and "closed loop well". Makes other changes. 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=09800SB3055&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79426&DocNum=3055&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3055eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79426&DocNum=3055&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3055enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79426&DocNum=3055&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Postponed - Public Health
- **2014-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2014-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2014
- **2014-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2014
- **2014-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2014-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2014-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2014-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 011-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0951 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d568d1f2-60f1-4f5c-a7d1-889dcf6775d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).