---
type: "Bill"
title: "SAFETY-TECH"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 1015"
citation: "Illinois HB 1015 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-02"
last_action: "2015-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d733d5b-8c60-4976-a88e-c6107b0117a1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1015&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=85494&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "f014bcbfb0b5556b0bd9d32391f367427d92e6c465f5ef6fad1a145e160e1188"
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 1015 (99th) — SAFETY-TECH

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning regulations.

## 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=09900HB1015&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85494&DocNum=1015&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1015eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85494&DocNum=1015&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1015enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=85494&DocNum=1015&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick J. Verschoore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-27** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 30, 2015
- **2015-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2015-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-20** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted - Lost Environment; 006-006-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment
- **2015-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Environment; 015-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2015
- **2015-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0055 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d733d5b-8c60-4976-a88e-c6107b0117a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).