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type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-DUMPING-STRUCTURE/PROPERTY"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the open dumping cleanup program includes removal actions with respect to structures or vacant properties condemned by units of local government. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 789"
citation: "Illinois HB 789 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/242525d3-81fc-4c14-83c2-c2ce5176b979"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=789&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42237&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "7cecf8193625f512d5932b040721cd10fb13585e6c99a7282755e28276a26c23"
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 789 (96th) — EPA-DUMPING-STRUCTURE/PROPERTY
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the open dumping cleanup program includes removal actions with respect to structures or vacant properties condemned by units of local government. 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=09600HB0789&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42237&DocNum=789&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0789eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42237&DocNum=789&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0789enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42237&DocNum=789&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6155** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4513** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `filing`
- **2009-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 013-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-055-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-04-28** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 045-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0449 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/242525d3-81fc-4c14-83c2-c2ce5176b979`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).