republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-4492.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "NORTH SHORE WATER RECLAMATION"
description: "Amends the North Shore Sanitary District Act. Changes the title of the Act from the North Shore Sanitary District Act to the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that the board may enact ordinances regarding rates or charges for the treatment and disposal of sewage and surface or ground water. Allows the board to impose civil fines, liens, and declare a nuisance regarding unlawful discharge of waste into the sewerage system or any sewer tributary. Provides that the sanitary district may sell, dispose of, or otherwise expend recovered resources and renewable energy resources and may construct, maintain, finance, and operate facilities necessary for this purpose. Further provides that the sanitary district may capture recovered resources and produce renewable energy resources from materials previously discarded. Amends the Special Assessment Supplemental Bond and Procedures Act, the Sanitary District Act of 1917, and the Eminent Domain Act making conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4492"
citation: "Illinois HB 4492 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-22"
last_action: "2016-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0d5c07f-9e3a-4e45-beca-ff2b436f911c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4492&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93469&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "5989a8aa99be254488145f4469cd9fa4d3d0576175b99539335067c876be7de5"
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 4492 (99th) — NORTH SHORE WATER RECLAMATION

Amends the North Shore Sanitary District Act. Changes the title of the Act from the North Shore Sanitary District Act to the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act. Provides that the board may enact ordinances regarding rates or charges for the treatment and disposal of sewage and surface or ground water. Allows the board to impose civil fines, liens, and declare a nuisance regarding unlawful discharge of waste into the sewerage system or any sewer tributary. Provides that the sanitary district may sell, dispose of, or otherwise expend recovered resources and renewable energy resources and may construct, maintain, finance, and operate facilities necessary for this purpose. Further provides that the sanitary district may capture recovered resources and produce renewable energy resources from materials previously discarded. Amends the Special Assessment Supplemental Bond and Procedures Act, the Sanitary District Act of 1917, and the Eminent Domain Act making conforming 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=09900HB4492&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93469&DocNum=4492&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4492eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93469&DocNum=4492&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4492enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93469&DocNum=4492&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **62–44** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield `filing`
- **2016-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
- **2016-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-044-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-05-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2016-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
- **2016-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 046-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2016
- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0669 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0d5c07f-9e3a-4e45-beca-ff2b436f911c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).