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type: "Bill"
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title: "IEPA-OPEN DUMPING-PENALTIES"
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description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to openly dump more than 250 cubic feet of waste or 50 waste tires (presently, the penalty for a first violation of the open dumping prohibition is a Class A misdemeanor, regardless of the quantity of waste dumped). Increases the felony penalty for open dumping from $5,000 to $25,000. Also makes technical changes. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 2001"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2001 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-02-17"
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last_action: "2011-08-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da8d87ae-720f-4240-a1b1-32a01ea486de"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2001&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59203&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "b355606bbfd381aeb99c9122530855d2c5200ce7a93a401c11e58620fd35be49"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2001 (97th) — IEPA-OPEN DUMPING-PENALTIES
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to openly dump more than 250 cubic feet of waste or 50 waste tires (presently, the penalty for a first violation of the open dumping prohibition is a Class A misdemeanor, regardless of the quantity of waste dumped). Increases the felony penalty for open dumping from $5,000 to $25,000. Also makes technical changes. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2001&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59203&DocNum=2001&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2001eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59203&DocNum=2001&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2001enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59203&DocNum=2001&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **41–1** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **84–28** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ann Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams `filing`
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- **2011-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
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- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2011-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-028-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
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- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
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- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2011-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2011 `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
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- **2011-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-06** Do Pass Environment; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
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- **2011-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 041-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2011
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- **2011-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0286 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da8d87ae-720f-4240-a1b1-32a01ea486de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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