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type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-NPDES DISCHARGE FEES"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates a fee exception for construction site storm water discharges for which a new NPDES permit is issued during the months of January through June. States that no annual fee shall be due for the 12 months beginning July 1 that immediately follow the period for which the initial annual fee was due. Allows the Agency, by rule, to provide for the refund of permit fees. Requires a Section 401 state water quality authorization applicant to submit the fee prior to certification (now, the fee must be submitted with the application). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1663"
citation: "Illinois SB 1663 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dca5554e-eb26-477a-8b7f-48ea7439e5fd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1663&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29794&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "4d383a1ae02790dfeadaeeaa44e276759e1ee126e884b065e1569e782c1e5579"
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 SB 1663 (95th) — EPA-NPDES DISCHARGE FEES
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates a fee exception for construction site storm water discharges for which a new NPDES permit is issued during the months of January through June. States that no annual fee shall be due for the 12 months beginning July 1 that immediately follow the period for which the initial annual fee was due. Allows the Agency, by rule, to provide for the refund of permit fees. Requires a Section 401 state water quality authorization applicant to submit the fee prior to certification (now, the fee must be submitted with the application). 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=09500SB1663&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29794&DocNum=1663&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1663eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29794&DocNum=1663&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1663enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29794&DocNum=1663&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Donne E. Trotter — primary (person)
- Michael Tryon — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-14** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date August 28, 2007
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0516 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dca5554e-eb26-477a-8b7f-48ea7439e5fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).