---
type: "Bill"
title: "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL-REIMBURSE"
description: "Amends the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Reimbursement Act. Includes technical rescue teams within the definition of \"emergency response agency\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1279"
citation: "Illinois HB 1279 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-05"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bf2737d-9bf5-41f7-a8f2-5a4bfe4b5f6d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1279&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1976&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "165b7652a961286f9fee304fe639a427deb6d5166d1fe6d7a3f836288288b57b"
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 1279 (93rd) — HAZARDOUS MATERIAL-REIMBURSE

Amends the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Reimbursement Act. Includes technical rescue teams within the definition of "emergency response agency".

## 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=09300HB1279&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1976&DocNum=1279&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1279eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1976&DocNum=1279&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1279enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1976&DocNum=1279&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James D. Brosnahan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. James D. Brosnahan `filing`
- **2003-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-06** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Re-assigned to Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2003-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2003-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2003-03-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-03-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Postponed - Environment & Energy
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0159 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bf2737d-9bf5-41f7-a8f2-5a4bfe4b5f6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).