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type: "Bill"
title: "LAWN SPRINKLER-RAINFALL SENSOR"
description: "Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that all automatically operated lawn sprinkler systems shall have furnished and installed technology that inhibits or interrupts operation of the system during periods of sufficient moisture or rainfall. Provides that this requirement does not apply to systems operating on golf courses or agricultural lands. Effective January 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 730"
citation: "Illinois SB 730 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef7542af-fb09-4737-875b-3860696c7784"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=730&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28618&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7e97a8902b20c3d0c4f256a01f0e0022ec4db6eb58b9f124ec81a1f8a22d820c"
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 730 (95th) — LAWN SPRINKLER-RAINFALL SENSOR
Amends the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that all automatically operated lawn sprinkler systems shall have furnished and installed technology that inhibits or interrupts operation of the system during periods of sufficient moisture or rainfall. Provides that this requirement does not apply to systems operating on golf courses or agricultural lands. Effective January 1, 2009.
## 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=09500SB0730&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28618&DocNum=730&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0730eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28618&DocNum=730&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0730enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28618&DocNum=730&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **4015** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **9521** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** 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
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2007-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-021-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-24** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0421 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef7542af-fb09-4737-875b-3860696c7784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).