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| Bill | RECYCLING-WOOD COMBUSTION | Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the term "recyclable general construction debris" includes clean wood that is segregated from general construction or demolition debris and that is processed for use as fuel. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that "recycling" includes "the combustion of wood or biomass fuel for energy recovery". Specifies that "the combustion of wood or other biomass fuel for energy recovery shall not be considered 'recycling' for grant or incentive programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency." Imposes conditions on rulemaking authority. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 266 | Illinois HB 266 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2009-01-21 | 2009-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/9b9015c2-4a86-485d-8728-c6cf078d7995 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=266&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40392&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 514476c9be0581f3ba3aee0cbd20c942492498bc765dfa0c8614be7ffbdc153c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 266 (96th) — RECYCLING-WOOD COMBUSTION
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the term "recyclable general construction debris" includes clean wood that is segregated from general construction or demolition debris and that is processed for use as fuel. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that "recycling" includes "the combustion of wood or biomass fuel for energy recovery". Specifies that "the combustion of wood or other biomass fuel for energy recovery shall not be considered 'recycling' for grant or incentive programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency." Imposes conditions on rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- William Davis — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis
filing - 2009-01-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-11 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 018-001-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- 2009-04-01 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- 2009-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Environment
referral-committee - 2009-04-29 Do Pass Environment; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- 2009-05-01 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2009-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2009-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-15 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2009
- 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0235
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9b9015c2-4a86-485d-8728-c6cf078d7995. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).