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| Bill | EPA-FEES/RECYCLING | Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Changes the categories of waste that qualify for exemptions from State and local tipping fees and Subtitle D management fees. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Requires each county to report its recycling and composting rate and its disposal rate to the Environmental Protection Agency. Establishes a recycling and composting goal that each county waste management plan must satisfy. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to prepare a resource management plan that contains certain information about recycling and composting in the State. Authorizes the Department to provide grants to counties, municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more, and municipal joint action agencies in order to help achieve the recycling and composting goals. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 4986 | Illinois HB 4986 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 51 | 3 | 2012-02-06 | 2012-07-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/a4a426d3-890a-4774-a13b-84da55c04fb9 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4986&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64903&SessionID=84&GA=97 | b5cd9e67ef91e54f2d0551f370bf5bea59570eb1a4f8db9384dfb585277fdcc7 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4986 (97th) — EPA-FEES/RECYCLING
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Changes the categories of waste that qualify for exemptions from State and local tipping fees and Subtitle D management fees. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Requires each county to report its recycling and composting rate and its disposal rate to the Environmental Protection Agency. Establishes a recycling and composting goal that each county waste management plan must satisfy. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to prepare a resource management plan that contains certain information about recycling and composting in the State. Authorizes the Department to provide grants to counties, municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more, and municipal joint action agencies in order to help achieve the recycling and composting goals. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 69–44 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 67–48 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Karen May — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2012-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May
filing - 2012-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-02-22 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
referral-committee - 2012-03-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
amendment-introduction - 2012-03-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- 2012-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2012-03-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-001-000
committee-passage - 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
amendment-introduction - 2012-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2012-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
amendment-introduction - 2012-03-26 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- 2012-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2012-03-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2012-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2012-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Karen May
- 2012-03-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2012-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-03-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-044-001
reading-3, passage - 2012-03-29 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2012-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- 2012-03-29 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-03-29 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-04-11 Assigned to Environment
referral-committee - 2012-04-18 Postponed - Environment
- 2012-04-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
amendment-introduction - 2012-04-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
- 2012-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2012-04-26 Do Pass as Amended Environment; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2012-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
- 2012-05-02 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- 2012-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2012-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2012-05-18 Arrived in House
introduction - 2012-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Karen May
- 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2012-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 067-048-001
- 2012-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2012-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2012-07-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2012-07-26 Effective Date January 1, 2013
- 2012-07-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0853
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a4a426d3-890a-4774-a13b-84da55c04fb9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).