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type: "Bill"
title: "GREAT LAKES INTERSTATE COMPACT"
description: "Creates the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Act. Ratifies and authorizes the Governor to enter into the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Sets forth the language of the Compact. Requires the Department of Natural Resources and other State agencies to perform, at the direction of the Governor, the functions and duties required of Illinois under the Compact. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 375"
citation: "Illinois HB 375 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-23"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aac4beb7-0a49-413f-9005-2c6c7136ed22"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=375&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27156&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "8b4f1a351fd3b8889a4b3bf07ab6f91c9b8cb18c83948aac4c9eb62e8fc999fb"
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 375 (95th) — GREAT LAKES INTERSTATE COMPACT
Creates the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Act. Ratifies and authorizes the Governor to enter into the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Sets forth the language of the Compact. Requires the Department of Natural Resources and other State agencies to perform, at the direction of the Governor, the functions and duties required of Illinois under the Compact. 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=09500HB0375&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27156&DocNum=375&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0375eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27156&DocNum=375&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0375enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27156&DocNum=375&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Harry Osterman — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2007-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-02-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Karen May
- **2007-02-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-02-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2007-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- **2007-05-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2007-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2007
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0238 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aac4beb7-0a49-413f-9005-2c6c7136ed22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).