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type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-CLEAN AIR-FAST-TRACK"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Reenacts a Section concerning fast-track rulemaking for the Clean Air Act. Defines the terms \"fast-track rulemaking\" and \"requires to be adopted.\" Provides that if the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 require the adoption of rules other than identical in substance rules, then the Pollution Control Board must adopt rules under fast-track rulemaking if requested to do so by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Sets out the form for a fast-track rulemaking proposal. Sets out the procedure for a fast-track rulemaking. Provides that the Board must accept evidence and comments on the economic impact of any provision of the rule and must consider the economic impact of the rule in any fast-track rulemaking proceeding. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3859"
citation: "Illinois HB 3859 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-25"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f87a5e16-a9a3-4fa7-9e85-d74817303bdf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3859&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46677&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7e0448f270647f57f9bff8486e72f40bb4d60db5173c561ab987bd87ce2410c6"
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 3859 (96th) — EPA-CLEAN AIR-FAST-TRACK
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Reenacts a Section concerning fast-track rulemaking for the Clean Air Act. Defines the terms "fast-track rulemaking" and "requires to be adopted." Provides that if the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 require the adoption of rules other than identical in substance rules, then the Pollution Control Board must adopt rules under fast-track rulemaking if requested to do so by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Sets out the form for a fast-track rulemaking proposal. Sets out the procedure for a fast-track rulemaking. Provides that the Board must accept evidence and comments on the economic impact of any provision of the rule and must consider the economic impact of the rule in any fast-track rulemaking proceeding. 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=09600HB3859&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46677&DocNum=3859&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3859eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46677&DocNum=3859&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3859enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46677&DocNum=3859&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1142** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 018-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Environment; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0308 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f87a5e16-a9a3-4fa7-9e85-d74817303bdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).