republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-1522.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that DuPage and Peoria counties may adopt a schedule of fees applicable to real property that benefits from the county's stormwater management facilities and activities. Sets forth the circumstances under which a fee schedule may be adopted and the uses for the fees. Provides that any proposed fee schedule must be approved by a referendum in Peoria County before it can be imposed. Provides that the county shall provide notice to municipalities within its jurisdiction of any fees proposed and seek the input of each municipality with respect to the calculation of the fees. Provides that the county shall give land owners at least 2 years' notice before imposing the fee, during which time the county shall provide education on green infrastructure practices and an opportunity to take action to reduce or eliminate the fee. Further provides that a fee waiver shall be included for property owners who have taken actions or put in place facilities that are approved by the county that reduce or eliminate the cost of managing runoff. Provides that the county may enter into intergovernmental agreements with other bodies of government for the joint administration of stormwater management and collection of the fees. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1522"
citation: "Illinois HB 1522 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-07"
last_action: "2013-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7547d907-1d5c-4709-bb7d-d44269b632df"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1522&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72401&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "2e4b028236a38290a55ea3a6ed362361c0904cda65066bd29ae846dcc16032ff"
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 1522 (98th) — CNTY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that DuPage and Peoria counties may adopt a schedule of fees applicable to real property that benefits from the county's stormwater management facilities and activities. Sets forth the circumstances under which a fee schedule may be adopted and the uses for the fees. Provides that any proposed fee schedule must be approved by a referendum in Peoria County before it can be imposed. Provides that the county shall provide notice to municipalities within its jurisdiction of any fees proposed and seek the input of each municipality with respect to the calculation of the fees. Provides that the county shall give land owners at least 2 years' notice before imposing the fee, during which time the county shall provide education on green infrastructure practices and an opportunity to take action to reduce or eliminate the fee. Further provides that a fee waiver shall be included for property owners who have taken actions or put in place facilities that are approved by the county that reduce or eliminate the cost of managing runoff. Provides that the county may enter into intergovernmental agreements with other bodies of government for the joint administration of stormwater management and collection of the fees. 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=09800HB1522&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72401&DocNum=1522&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1522eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72401&DocNum=1522&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1522enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72401&DocNum=1522&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **79–31** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2013-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-19** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2013-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-02-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2013-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2013-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-031-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2013-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Do Pass Local Government; 012-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jim Oberweis `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 038-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2013-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2013
- **2013-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0335 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7547d907-1d5c-4709-bb7d-d44269b632df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).