---
type: "Bill"
title: "JULIE EXCLUDE SEWERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Excludes sewers from the scope of the Act. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2839"
citation: "Illinois HB 2839 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-21"
last_action: "2003-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73983143-27e0-4125-8687-fcf40812a6f6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2839&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5401&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c3bf43551cc45a1595d765da432b6f5cfd27a8e4dd4f1978b057ed8af84b4a90"
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 2839 (93rd) — JULIE EXCLUDE SEWERS

Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act. Excludes sewers from the scope of the Act. Makes technical changes. 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=09300HB2839&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5401&DocNum=2839&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2839eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5401&DocNum=2839&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2839enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5401&DocNum=2839&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **33–21** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **113–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `filing`
- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2003-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2003-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Environment & Energy; 008-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 033-021-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sidney H. Mathias; Motion #1
- **2003-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-003-000
- **2003-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2003
- **2003-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0430 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73983143-27e0-4125-8687-fcf40812a6f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).