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type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if a carcinogenic volatile organic compound is detected in the finished water of a community water system at a certain level, then the owner or operator of that system must submit a response plan that meets certain requirements to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Requires the Agency to approve, and the owner or operator to implement, the plan. Upon completion of the plan, requires the owner or operator to submit a response completion report to the Agency. Provides that any action taken by the Agency to disapprove or modify a plan or report may be appealed to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Defines \"carcinogen\", \"community water system\", \"finished water\", \"maximum contaminant level\", \"method detection limit\", and \"volatile organic compound\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3070"
citation: "Illinois SB 3070 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-08"
last_action: "2010-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abf08bf7-e69b-4a65-b8d7-e0ce963c3e11"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3070&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50631&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "20ab50cdb76f9415ce1f0f9031f2949e23f3167d511e4c8d7389e38b511af1e6"
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 3070 (96th) — EPA-CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that if a carcinogenic volatile organic compound is detected in the finished water of a community water system at a certain level, then the owner or operator of that system must submit a response plan that meets certain requirements to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Requires the Agency to approve, and the owner or operator to implement, the plan. Upon completion of the plan, requires the owner or operator to submit a response completion report to the Agency. Provides that any action taken by the Agency to disapprove or modify a plan or report may be appealed to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Defines "carcinogen", "community water system", "finished water", "maximum contaminant level", "method detection limit", and "volatile organic compound". 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=09600SB3070&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50631&DocNum=3070&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3070eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50631&DocNum=3070&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3070enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50631&DocNum=3070&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **470** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **470** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1133** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2010-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass Environment; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2010
- **2010-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
- **2010-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **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`
- **2010-03-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2010-04-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2010-04-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 3, 2010
- **2010-04-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2010-04-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment; 006-000-000
- **2010-05-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 047-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2010
- **2010-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1366 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abf08bf7-e69b-4a65-b8d7-e0ce963c3e11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).