---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-FAST-TRACK RULEMAKING"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Extends a provision concerning Environmental Protection Agency fast-track rulemaking from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2019. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3624"
citation: "Illinois HB 3624 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e3e7af0-5c03-4cae-b330-b58d87f0ed6e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3624&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89818&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "68a6b4a90ec065ebcb21cd27d563b799daf288c888b3c6c807d066cfba1fb7cf"
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 3624 (99th) — EPA-FAST-TRACK RULEMAKING

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Extends a provision concerning Environmental Protection Agency fast-track rulemaking from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2019. 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=09900HB3624&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89818&DocNum=3624&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3624eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89818&DocNum=3624&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3624enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89818&DocNum=3624&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick J. Verschoore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2015-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-22** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2015
- **2015-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2015
- **2015-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0197 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e3e7af0-5c03-4cae-b330-b58d87f0ed6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).