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type: "Bill"
title: "IEPA-OPEN DUMPING-PENALTIES"
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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2001"
citation: "Illinois HB 2001 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-17"
last_action: "2011-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da8d87ae-720f-4240-a1b1-32a01ea486de"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2001&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59203&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b355606bbfd381aeb99c9122530855d2c5200ce7a93a401c11e58620fd35be49"
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 2001 (97th) — IEPA-OPEN DUMPING-PENALTIES
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.
## 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=09700HB2001&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59203&DocNum=2001&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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)
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)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **411** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8428** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ann Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann Williams `filing`
- **2011-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-028-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2011-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2011-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Do Pass Environment; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 041-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2011
- **2011-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0286 `became-law`
## Source
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).