---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-TIRE FEES"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Removes an obsolete reference concerning tire user fees. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3234"
citation: "Illinois SB 3234 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-11"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2dd4728-7954-4718-94f4-297cf4defe4c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3234&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80335&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "4ee9cd6938874608ce467ae4918b21b5af51c0d8128ea675ea50149453443d1f"
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 3234 (98th) — EPA-TIRE FEES

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Removes an obsolete reference concerning tire user fees. 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=09800SB3234&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80335&DocNum=3234&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3234eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80335&DocNum=3234&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3234enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80335&DocNum=3234&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **70–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
- **2014-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-27** Do Pass Revenue; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2014
- **2014-03-05** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2014-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-24** To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
- **2014-05-14** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `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
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-042-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** 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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0962 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2dd4728-7954-4718-94f4-297cf4defe4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).