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type: "Bill"
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title: "RECYCLING-WOOD COMBUSTION"
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description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the term \"recyclable general construction debris\" includes clean wood that is segregated from general construction or demolition debris and that is processed for use as fuel. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that \"recycling\" includes \"the combustion of wood or biomass fuel for energy recovery\". Specifies that \"the combustion of wood or other biomass fuel for energy recovery shall not be considered 'recycling' for grant or incentive programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.\" Imposes conditions on rulemaking authority. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 266"
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citation: "Illinois HB 266 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-01-21"
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last_action: "2009-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b9015c2-4a86-485d-8728-c6cf078d7995"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=266&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40392&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "514476c9be0581f3ba3aee0cbd20c942492498bc765dfa0c8614be7ffbdc153c"
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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 266 (96th) — RECYCLING-WOOD COMBUSTION
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the term "recyclable general construction debris" includes clean wood that is segregated from general construction or demolition debris and that is processed for use as fuel. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that "recycling" includes "the combustion of wood or biomass fuel for energy recovery". Specifies that "the combustion of wood or other biomass fuel for energy recovery shall not be considered 'recycling' for grant or incentive programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency." Imposes conditions on rulemaking authority. 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0266&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40392&DocNum=266&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0266eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40392&DocNum=266&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0266enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40392&DocNum=266&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- William Davis — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-01-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis `filing`
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- **2009-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 018-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Environment; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
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- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
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- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
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- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0235 `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/9b9015c2-4a86-485d-8728-c6cf078d7995`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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