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type: "Bill"
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title: "EPA-COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS"
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description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes the extension of mutually agreed deadlines for the submittal of enforcement-related items. Allows notices, responses, and other items to be submitted or served on a person complained against or the Environmental Protection Agency not only by certified mail but also by personal service or a third-party commercial carrier that requires the receipt of that document to be acknowledged with the recipient's signature. Provides that, whenever a third-party commercial carrier requiring the recipient's signature is used, the date recorded by the third-party commercial carrier that the third-party commercial carrier received the item for delivery shall be deemed the date the item was submitted, and the date recorded by the third-party commercial carrier that the recipient signed for the item shall be deemed the date the item was received by the recipient. Requires records authenticated by a third-party commercial carrier to be considered competent evidence that an item was submitted or received if the item is sent by a third-party commercial carrier requiring the recipient's signature. Effective immediately."
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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 2788"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2788 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Laura Ellman"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2023-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d699b972-045b-47ea-8316-590e5a8f1bbe"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2788&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147914&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "850784f7ae149c08b87d30e23eb746d1032f94c322a65940f4ad1ea97a969ae2"
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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 2788 (103rd) — EPA-COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes the extension of mutually agreed deadlines for the submittal of enforcement-related items. Allows notices, responses, and other items to be submitted or served on a person complained against or the Environmental Protection Agency not only by certified mail but also by personal service or a third-party commercial carrier that requires the receipt of that document to be acknowledged with the recipient's signature. Provides that, whenever a third-party commercial carrier requiring the recipient's signature is used, the date recorded by the third-party commercial carrier that the third-party commercial carrier received the item for delivery shall be deemed the date the item was submitted, and the date recorded by the third-party commercial carrier that the recipient signed for the item shall be deemed the date the item was received by the recipient. Requires records authenticated by a third-party commercial carrier to be considered competent evidence that an item was submitted or received if the item is sent by a third-party commercial carrier requiring the recipient's signature. 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](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2788.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2788eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2788ham001.pdf)
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4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2788ham002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2788enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Energy & Environment, Amendment 2 — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- Energy & Environment — **29–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
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- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
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- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
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- Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
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- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
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- **2023-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 029-000-000
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- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
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- **2023-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
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- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023 `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
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- **2023-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-29** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-04-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 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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- **2023-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
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- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
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- **2023-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2023
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- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0168 `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/d699b972-045b-47ea-8316-590e5a8f1bbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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