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type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-EXEMPT-WASTE FACILITIES"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Exempts from regulation as a pollution control facility the portion of a site or facility that (i) accepts exclusively general construction or demolition debris, (ii) is located in a county with a population over 3,000,000 as of January 1, 2000 or a county that is contiguous to such a county (instead of a county with a population over 500,000), and (iii) is operated and located in accordance with another provision of the Act. Provides that this amendatory Act does not remove any liability for any operation, site, or facility operating without any required legal permit or authorization for activities taking place prior to the effective date. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2490"
citation: "Illinois SB 2490 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-10-28"
last_action: "2010-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e08f141d-78f2-40af-8e2e-3dfe61d420fa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2490&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=48806&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "131ac5766e25c022c8f52087b1e2e48f14d45dc45d36ca545859fe1c6e8c787d"
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 2490 (96th) — EPA-EXEMPT-WASTE FACILITIES
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Exempts from regulation as a pollution control facility the portion of a site or facility that (i) accepts exclusively general construction or demolition debris, (ii) is located in a county with a population over 3,000,000 as of January 1, 2000 or a county that is contiguous to such a county (instead of a county with a population over 500,000), and (iii) is operated and located in accordance with another provision of the Act. Provides that this amendatory Act does not remove any liability for any operation, site, or facility operating without any required legal permit or authorization for activities taking place prior to the effective date. 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=09600SB2490&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48806&DocNum=2490&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2490eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48806&DocNum=2490&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2490enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=48806&DocNum=2490&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1105** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-10-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2009-10-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-10-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Environment; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2010
- **2010-03-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2010
- **2010-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1068 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e08f141d-78f2-40af-8e2e-3dfe61d420fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).