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type: "Bill"
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title: "ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE PROJECT"
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description: "Amends the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act. Removes language providing that \"environmental response project\" includes a plan or work that is performed for environmental remediation of any site or facility in response to contamination at specified sites or facilities. Provides instead that \"environmental response project\" includes a plan or work that is performed or conducted to clean up, remediate, eliminate, investigate, minimize, mitigate, or prevent the release or threatened release of contaminants affecting real property in order to protect public health or welfare or the environment. Removes the definition of \"State\"."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 2278"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2278 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adriane Johnson", "Ann M. Williams"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-10"
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last_action: "2023-06-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44a097dc-6322-49d5-bee0-22aeaf0e61b7"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2278&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147120&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "ba50ebc1547bff36150166ad6d4aa0aca35469aae1453d238de6acd60e5d091f"
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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 HB 2278 (103rd) — ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE PROJECT
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Amends the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act. Removes language providing that "environmental response project" includes a plan or work that is performed for environmental remediation of any site or facility in response to contamination at specified sites or facilities. Provides instead that "environmental response project" includes a plan or work that is performed or conducted to clean up, remediate, eliminate, investigate, minimize, mitigate, or prevent the release or threatened release of contaminants affecting real property in order to protect public health or welfare or the environment. Removes the definition of "State".
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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](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2278.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2278eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2278enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Judiciary — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **36–15** (pass) · lower
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- Energy & Environment — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Adriane Johnson — primary (person)
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- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
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- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
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- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
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- **2023-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 022-000-000
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- **2023-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2023-03-16** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2023-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
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- **2023-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-22** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Adriane Johnson
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- **2023-04-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
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- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
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- **2023-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 036-015-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-05** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
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- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0028 `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/44a097dc-6322-49d5-bee0-22aeaf0e61b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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