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type: "Bill"
title: "HAZ EMER RESP REIM ACT-DEF"
description: "Amends the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Reimbursement Act. Adds to the definition of \"emergency response agency\" a non-governmental organization that provides emergency services. Includes in the list of services provided by an \"emergency response agency\", mass care or assistance provided to displaced persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 729"
citation: "Illinois HB 729 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bde6d9e-8545-4e6c-ad75-ad2233c7c53a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=729&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15212&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8dd7099ed5a620c12dec4f37df20fc755b1e1510e51bf38b625a35605016e0bf"
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 729 (94th) — HAZ EMER RESP REIM ACT-DEF
Amends the Hazardous Material Emergency Response Reimbursement Act. Adds to the definition of "emergency response agency" a non-governmental organization that provides emergency services. Includes in the list of services provided by an "emergency response agency", mass care or assistance provided to displaced persons.
## 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=09400HB0729&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15212&DocNum=729&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0729eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15212&DocNum=729&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0729enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15212&DocNum=729&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-01** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0096 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bde6d9e-8545-4e6c-ad75-ad2233c7c53a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).