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Bill	EPA-NEEDLE DISPOSAL	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no permit shall be required for the operation of a sharps collection station if the operator follows certain procedures concerning the acceptance, storage, treatment, disposal, and transportation of the medical waste. Defines "sharps collection station". Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 523	Illinois HB 523 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	59	3	2005-01-27	2005-08-22	openstates	ocd-bill/713fbdde-9910-4472-aff3-cebc020873d1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=523&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14894&SessionID=50&GA=94	f4bd1958eb480b14d6cececd60861878c7cc22dac44aecb4646561814e97bdf6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 523 (94th) — EPA-NEEDLE DISPOSAL

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no permit shall be required for the operation of a sharps collection station if the operator follows certain procedures concerning the acceptance, storage, treatment, disposal, and transportation of the medical waste. Defines "sharps collection station". Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Deborah L. Graham — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2005-01-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah L. Graham filing
• 2005-01-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-02 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 022-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
• 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2005-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2005-02-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2005-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
• 2005-02-16 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2005-02-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-02-23 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2005-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005 reading-1
• 2005-02-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2005-02-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-02-24 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-04-13 Assigned to Health & Human Services referral-committee
• 2005-04-20 Postponed - Health & Human Services
• 2005-05-05 Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
• 2005-05-11 Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
• 2005-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins amendment-introduction
• 2005-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
• 2005-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
• 2005-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2005-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins amendment-passage
• 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-05-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2005-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deborah L. Graham
• 2005-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy Committee referral-committee
• 2005-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 022-000-000
• 2005-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
• 2005-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2005-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2005-08-22 Effective Date August 22, 2005
• 2005-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0641 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/713fbdde-9910-4472-aff3-cebc020873d1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).