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type: "Bill"
title: "ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE COMMISSION"
description: "Amends the Environmental Justice Act. Provides that the Commission on Environmental Justice shall review any state implementation plan to comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Power Plan and provide comments to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency before submittal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall respond to the comments and make modifications to the plan in response. Makes changes to the membership of the Commission. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2920"
citation: "Illinois SB 2920 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69315139-1f29-4103-975e-0e8eec9d5821"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2920&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96244&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "00becfa1d0b4ab7658b07684228c0fd9b9ab98d0772e0f7f63cf7be4f3e2b8d8"
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 SB 2920 (99th) — ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE COMMISSION
Amends the Environmental Justice Act. Provides that the Commission on Environmental Justice shall review any state implementation plan to comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Power Plan and provide comments to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency before submittal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall respond to the comments and make modifications to the plan in response. Makes changes to the membership of the Commission. 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=09900SB2920&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96244&DocNum=2920&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2920eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96244&DocNum=2920&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2920enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96244&DocNum=2920&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **9815** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `filing`
- **2016-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2016-03-10** Postponed - Environment and Conservation
- **2016-03-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2016-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2016-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
- **2016-04-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2016-04-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2016-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 009-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2016
- **2016-04-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2016-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-04-22** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016
- **2016-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2016-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2016-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000
- **2016-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2016
- **2016-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2016-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-25** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Environment; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-05-25** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 069-046-000
- **2016-05-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 014-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-08** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0541 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69315139-1f29-4103-975e-0e8eec9d5821`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).