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type: "Bill"
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title: "EPA-WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS"
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description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, no person other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, or a unit of local government shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any waste disposal operation on or after March 1, 1985, which requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. Provides that, on and after the effective date established by the USEPA for MSWLF units to provide financial assurance under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, no person, other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any disposal operation at a MSWLF unit that requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. 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: "SB 2947"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2947 (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: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2012-02-01"
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last_action: "2012-08-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d8d324f-4a20-4079-87e2-5f47e516c543"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2947&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63826&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "dce20c720a668d54bb75dcf3cad28e4d658738e6b71be4ab4e52f9aa59151c79"
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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 SB 2947 (97th) — EPA-WASTE DISPOSAL OPERATIONS
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Act, no person other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, or a unit of local government shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any waste disposal operation on or after March 1, 1985, which requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. Provides that, on and after the effective date established by the USEPA for MSWLF units to provide financial assurance under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, no person, other than the State of Illinois, its agencies and institutions, shall own or operate (rather than conduct) any disposal operation at a MSWLF unit that requires a specified permit, unless that person has posted with the Agency a performance bond or other security. 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=09700SB2947&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2947eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2947enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63826&DocNum=2947&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
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- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
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- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
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- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
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- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
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- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2012-02-29** Do Pass as Amended Environment; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-02-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2012
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- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
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- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
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- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2012-03-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2012-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2012-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2012-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
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- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
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- **2012-05-10** Passed Both Houses
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- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2012-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2012-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2012
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- **2012-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0887 `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/0d8d324f-4a20-4079-87e2-5f47e516c543`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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