---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-FINES"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a facility permitted or approved and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency under specified provisions of the Act shall not be subject to fees assessed by a unit of local government that are directly related to the facility's recycling activities, provided that the facility recycles 75% or more of the material brought to the facility in a calendar year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1408"
citation: "Illinois SB 1408 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 64
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d40f86e3-4d75-44be-aafd-80a4fd377f6d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1408&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87974&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "463ef8685e25b5a6507af58eebf762ae79c76f7ec0eab3c9e8fb8751b55cb78b"
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 1408 (99th) — EPA-FINES

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a facility permitted or approved and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency under specified provisions of the Act shall not be subject to fees assessed by a unit of local government that are directly related to the facility's recycling activities, provided that the facility recycles 75% or more of the material brought to the facility in a calendar year.

## 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=09900SB1408&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87974&DocNum=1408&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1408eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87974&DocNum=1408&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1408enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87974&DocNum=1408&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **90–24** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-12** Postponed - Environment and Conservation
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2015-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 011-000-000
- **2015-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2015-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment
- **2015-05-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment; 014-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2015-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2015
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0317 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d40f86e3-4d75-44be-aafd-80a4fd377f6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).