republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-5203.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IEMA-NUCLEAR SAFETY"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2021. Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Changes the definition of \"by-product material\" to include certain sources of radium-266 and 2 other types of radioactive materials. Removes a provision that authorizes the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to establish certain fees and another provision that divides radiation installations into classes. Provides that radiation installations shall be inspected according to frequencies established by the Agency based upon the associated radiation hazards, as determined by the Agency (rather than based upon the classification of those installations). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5203"
citation: "Illinois HB 5203 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-03"
last_action: "2010-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9203d27-afae-4659-998e-b50d8324595f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5203&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50191&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "425395bde12f9c259ebecce1de24fc6237826796ec044cb8d566dadc473de0e5"
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 5203 (96th) — IEMA-NUCLEAR SAFETY

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2021. Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Changes the definition of "by-product material" to include certain sources of radium-266 and 2 other types of radioactive materials. Removes a provision that authorizes the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to establish certain fees and another provision that divides radiation installations into classes. Provides that radiation installations shall be inspected according to frequencies established by the Agency based upon the associated radiation hazards, as determined by the Agency (rather than based upon the classification of those installations). 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=09600HB5203&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50191&DocNum=5203&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5203eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50191&DocNum=5203&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5203enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50191&DocNum=5203&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2010-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-02-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2010-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2010
- **2010-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1041 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9203d27-afae-4659-998e-b50d8324595f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).