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| Bill | DRYCLEANER ENVIRONMENTAL FUND | Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Provides that any notice of assessment of civil penalties under the Act is subject to appeal to the Administrator of the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council within 60 days of the final decision. Sets out the procedure for appealing the Council's decision. Authorizes the Council to appoint an administrative law judge to preside at hearings resulting from the appeal of Council decisions. Removes a provision that required invoices and bills for reimbursement to be filed within a certain time period. Provides that, in the case of a renewal applicant, the amount of drycleaning solvents used for purposes of determining the annual licensing fee under the Act is determined by the quantity of drycleaning solvents actually purchased (now "used") in the preceding license year. Relocates provisions setting out penalties for (i) a dry cleaning facility that has failed to pay the licensing fee and (ii) a person who knowingly sells or transfers drycleaning solvents to an unlicensed drycleaning facility. Deletes a provision setting out a penalty for a person who provides a false certification for purposes of purchasing dry cleaning solvent. Provides a tax reimbursement for sellers of dry cleaning solvents that timely submit a tax return. Sets forth civil penalties. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute civil actions in specified circumstances on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 2491 | Illinois HB 2491 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 48 | 3 | 2009-02-19 | 2009-08-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/5b3c1485-3212-4801-8ee9-48e13c3f4566 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2491&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44691&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 5df107aaa60886baa2b1baf559d4a043e0c38a090ac16b9ee420ba838161a7e2 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2491 (96th) — DRYCLEANER ENVIRONMENTAL FUND
Amends the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Act. Provides that any notice of assessment of civil penalties under the Act is subject to appeal to the Administrator of the Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund Council within 60 days of the final decision. Sets out the procedure for appealing the Council's decision. Authorizes the Council to appoint an administrative law judge to preside at hearings resulting from the appeal of Council decisions. Removes a provision that required invoices and bills for reimbursement to be filed within a certain time period. Provides that, in the case of a renewal applicant, the amount of drycleaning solvents used for purposes of determining the annual licensing fee under the Act is determined by the quantity of drycleaning solvents actually purchased (now "used") in the preceding license year. Relocates provisions setting out penalties for (i) a dry cleaning facility that has failed to pay the licensing fee and (ii) a person who knowingly sells or transfers drycleaning solvents to an unlicensed drycleaning facility. Deletes a provision setting out a penalty for a person who provides a false certification for purposes of purchasing dry cleaning solvent. Provides a tax reimbursement for sellers of dry cleaning solvents that timely submit a tax return. Sets forth civil penalties. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute civil actions in specified circumstances on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Amendments — 30–21 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 94–19 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Michael K. Smith — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael K. Smith
filing - 2009-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-25 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2009-03-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- 2009-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 019-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-019-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-30 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-03-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Susan Garrett
- 2009-04-22 Assigned to Environment
referral-committee - 2009-04-29 Postponed - Environment
- 2009-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- 2009-05-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2009-05-06 Do Pass as Amended Environment; 007-001-000
committee-passage - 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- 2009-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-14 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2009-05-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2009-05-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2009-05-30 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote; SA 1
- 2009-05-30 Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2009-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2009
- 2009-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett
filing - 2009-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Assignments Referred to Environment
referral-committee - 2009-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Environment; 005-000-000
- 2009-05-31 Verified
- 2009-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 030-021-002
- 2009-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-28 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0774
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5b3c1485-3212-4801-8ee9-48e13c3f4566. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).