---
type: "Bill"
title: "OIL & GAS ACT-DEFICIENCY LTR"
description: "Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. In provisions concerning applications for a permit submitted to the Department of Natural Resources, provides for the issuance of a deficiency letter if additional information or documentation is needed for the application to be considered and the permit issued."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3430"
citation: "Illinois HB 3430 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e66a5501-87c0-4708-ae54-654bb3d9d84e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3430&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89615&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "a1e7a1fda194a64657693e6c4549e3c1d33b91adc16864a3519f2526fea86e2d"
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 3430 (99th) — OIL & GAS ACT-DEFICIENCY LTR

Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. In provisions concerning applications for a permit submitted to the Department of Natural Resources, provides for the issuance of a deficiency letter if additional information or documentation is needed for the application to be considered and the permit issued.

## 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=09900HB3430&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89615&DocNum=3430&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3430eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89615&DocNum=3430&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3430enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89615&DocNum=3430&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terri Bryant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2015-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0131 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e66a5501-87c0-4708-ae54-654bb3d9d84e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).