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type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-SEWAGE WORKS OPERATOR CERT"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the Board has the authority to require operators of sewage works to be certified as technically competent. Specifies that the Agency has the authority to administer the certification program and adopt technical standards for the certification of operators of sewage works. Specifies that the operator certification requirements may apply to pretreatment works as well as treatment works and collection systems. Authorizes the Agency to delegate portions of that authority to other agencies of State and local government. Preserves rules already in effect. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3506"
citation: "Illinois HB 3506 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-28"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a112069c-70fd-4a86-9ab0-bd6e859563f3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3506&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=6121&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "8df3baad2ba7745ab08d3f41782f3b0088ada3f4ec3afd526bfb5b4b458b4527"
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 3506 (93rd) — EPA-SEWAGE WORKS OPERATOR CERT
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the Board has the authority to require operators of sewage works to be certified as technically competent. Specifies that the Agency has the authority to administer the certification program and adopt technical standards for the certification of operators of sewage works. Specifies that the operator certification requirements may apply to pretreatment works as well as treatment works and collection systems. Authorizes the Agency to delegate portions of that authority to other agencies of State and local government. Preserves rules already in effect. 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=09300HB3506&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6121&DocNum=3506&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3506eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6121&DocNum=3506&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3506enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6121&DocNum=3506&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2003-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment and Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment and Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-17** Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs
- **2003-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
- **2003-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0170 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a112069c-70fd-4a86-9ab0-bd6e859563f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).