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type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-HOUSEHOLD WASTE DROP-OFF"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Agency, in consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health, to develop and implement a public information program regarding available drug disposal sites and the proper storage and disposal of drugs. Requires the Agency, in conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education, to create signs containing information on the proper storage and disposal of drugs and to deliver one of those signs to each pharmacy in the State. Amends the Illinois Pharmacy Act. Requires pharmacies to post the drug disposal signs created and distributed by the Agency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "Illinois SB 178 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-30"
last_action: "2009-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91afe8f9-4eea-483f-8e31-1ca320d0dc6b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=178&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40639&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3892f76e8ab127fe550f3da283a774d0e932ad82327fdaa70b1461a53c7225dd"
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 178 (96th) — EPA-HOUSEHOLD WASTE DROP-OFF
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Agency, in consultation with the Illinois Department of Public Health, to develop and implement a public information program regarding available drug disposal sites and the proper storage and disposal of drugs. Requires the Agency, in conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education, to create signs containing information on the proper storage and disposal of drugs and to deliver one of those signs to each pharmacy in the State. Amends the Illinois Pharmacy Act. Requires pharmacies to post the drug disposal signs created and distributed by the Agency.
## 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=09600SB0178&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40639&DocNum=178&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0178eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40639&DocNum=178&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0178enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=40639&DocNum=178&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2009-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2009-02-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2009-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-02-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Public Health
- **2009-02-19** Postponed - Public Health
- **2009-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Public Health
- **2009-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2009
- **2009-02-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-02-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2009-02-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2009-02-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009
- **2009-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2009-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 009-000-000
- **2009-03-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-04-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-04-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2009
- **2009-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0121 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91afe8f9-4eea-483f-8e31-1ca320d0dc6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).