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type: "Bill"
title: "CARBON DIOXIDE-PIPE INSPECTION"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes a provision concerning the inspection of all carbon dioxide pipelines in the State by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Amends the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act. Makes changes to the definitions of \"gas\", \"transportation of gas\", and \"pipeline facilities\". Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Provides that the construction, maintenance, and operation of pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, whether interstate or intrastate, falls within the jurisdiction of the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration of the federal Department of Transportation. Provides that each carbon dioxide pipeline owner shall comply fully with all federal laws and regulations governing the construction, maintenance, and operation of pipelines transporting carbon dioxide. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4573"
citation: "Illinois HB 4573 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72ad3d5b-affc-4132-862f-513bcb5897e1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4573&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64293&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "228d84bad667b25a7350eeebbdcc276e9c3287db3373a6f70ce66216f1a70141"
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 4573 (97th) — CARBON DIOXIDE-PIPE INSPECTION
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes a provision concerning the inspection of all carbon dioxide pipelines in the State by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Amends the Illinois Gas Pipeline Safety Act. Makes changes to the definitions of "gas", "transportation of gas", and "pipeline facilities". Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Provides that the construction, maintenance, and operation of pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, whether interstate or intrastate, falls within the jurisdiction of the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration of the federal Department of Transportation. Provides that each carbon dioxide pipeline owner shall comply fully with all federal laws and regulations governing the construction, maintenance, and operation of pipelines transporting carbon dioxide. 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=09700HB4573&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64293&DocNum=4573&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4573eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64293&DocNum=4573&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4573enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64293&DocNum=4573&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-03-08** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-26** Do Pass Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2012
- **2012-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0906 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72ad3d5b-affc-4132-862f-513bcb5897e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).