---
type: "Bill"
title: "ENVIRONMENT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning how the Title regarding water pollution control and public water supplies is construed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1620"
citation: "Illinois HB 1620 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2006-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa557fcf-7c70-4166-8679-bc897dc66d61"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1620&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16436&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b06445d5ce7bbbf040fabee2b496cb18e66710f59db20406e4ae2bc01f69bb87"
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 1620 (94th) — ENVIRONMENT-TECH

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning how the Title regarding water pollution control and public water supplies is construed.

## 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=09400HB1620&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16436&DocNum=1620&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1620eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16436&DocNum=1620&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1620enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16436&DocNum=1620&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Careen M Gordon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2005-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 3, 2006
- **2006-02-28** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2006-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Careen M Gordon `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environmental Health Committee
- **2006-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2006-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Environmental Health Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary G. Dahl `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
- **2006-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-15** Do Pass as Amended Environment & Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2006
- **2006-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2006-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2006-03-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2006-03-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2006-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2006-04-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2006-04-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-12** Effective Date June 12, 2006
- **2006-06-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0849 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa557fcf-7c70-4166-8679-bc897dc66d61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).