republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-523.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-NEEDLE DISPOSAL"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no permit shall be required for the operation of a sharps collection station if the operator follows certain procedures concerning the acceptance, storage, treatment, disposal, and transportation of the medical waste. Defines \"sharps collection station\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 523"
citation: "Illinois HB 523 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-27"
last_action: "2005-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/713fbdde-9910-4472-aff3-cebc020873d1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=523&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14894&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f4bd1958eb480b14d6cececd60861878c7cc22dac44aecb4646561814e97bdf6"
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 523 (94th) — EPA-NEEDLE DISPOSAL

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no permit shall be required for the operation of a sharps collection station if the operator follows certain procedures concerning the acceptance, storage, treatment, disposal, and transportation of the medical waste. Defines "sharps collection station". 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=09400HB0523&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14894&DocNum=523&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0523eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14894&DocNum=523&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0523enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14894&DocNum=523&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deborah L. Graham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah L. Graham `filing`
- **2005-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2005-02-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-02-16** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2005-02-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-02-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 022-000-000
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2005
- **2005-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0641 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/713fbdde-9910-4472-aff3-cebc020873d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).