---
type: "Bill"
title: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1003"
citation: "Illinois SB 1003 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4fcf93a-f2b7-45d9-8efc-ac392e38e344"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1003&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3865&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c64b8a13cd406ea25c77a23b3db4a546a5729a574ada09d8fcdf305864ccc69c"
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 1003 (93rd) — ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECT-TECH

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.

## 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=09300SB1003&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3865&DocNum=1003&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1003eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3865&DocNum=1003&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1003enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3865&DocNum=1003&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–20** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2003-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
- **2003-04-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 034-020-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John Philip Novak
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Re-assigned to Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 009-004-002 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2003-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2003-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-020-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2003
- **2003-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0202 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4fcf93a-f2b7-45d9-8efc-ac392e38e344`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).