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type: "Bill"
title: "SCHOOLS-GREEN CLEANING"
description: "Creates the Green Cleaning Schools Act. Requires the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council (IGGCC), in consultation with other agencies, to establish and amend on an annual basis guidelines and specifications for environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products for use in school facilities. Provides that by no later than 90 days after implementation of the guidelines and specifications, all elementary and secondary public and non-public schools shall establish a green cleaning policy and exclusively purchase and use environmentally-sensitive cleaning products pursuant to the guidelines and specifications, except that a school may deplete its existing cleaning and maintenance supply stocks and implement the new requirements in the procurement cycle for the following school year. Provides for dissemination of the guidelines and specifications to schools. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 895"
citation: "Illinois HB 895 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 85
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d4d1620-787f-47fb-996b-85c27752111f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=895&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28319&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "a5cdc06c3b1bc83444d838515f809c5e654ed6b8ac561bdb7932ff0db5755969"
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 895 (95th) — SCHOOLS-GREEN CLEANING
Creates the Green Cleaning Schools Act. Requires the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council (IGGCC), in consultation with other agencies, to establish and amend on an annual basis guidelines and specifications for environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products for use in school facilities. Provides that by no later than 90 days after implementation of the guidelines and specifications, all elementary and secondary public and non-public schools shall establish a green cleaning policy and exclusively purchase and use environmentally-sensitive cleaning products pursuant to the guidelines and specifications, except that a school may deplete its existing cleaning and maintenance supply stocks and implement the new requirements in the procurement cycle for the following school year. Provides for dissemination of the guidelines and specifications to schools. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 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=09500HB0895&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28319&DocNum=895&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0895eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28319&DocNum=895&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0895enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28319&DocNum=895&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8826** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **525** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Karen May — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-02-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2007-03-06** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2007-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-03-21** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 088-026-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2007-04-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-04-26** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2007
- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 052-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2007
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0084 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d4d1620-787f-47fb-996b-85c27752111f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).