republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5567.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "OIL AND GAS-PERMIT PETITIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Establishes procedural requirements that the Department of Natural Resources must follow upon receiving certain applications or permits under the Act. Provides that all such applications or petitions for a permit submitted to the Department shall be accepted and filed or not accepted and filed by the Department within 5 business days after the date of receipt by the Department. Further provides that if the application or petition is accepted and filed, a public hearing on the application or petition shall be scheduled not less than 30 days but not more than 60 days after the acceptance and filing by the Department, and if not accepted and filed, requires the Department to provide specific requirements for additional information or documentation. Further provides that the application or petition shall not be accepted and filed if it is determined by the Department that legal or regulatory impediments would prevent such acceptance and filing. Provides that if the Department does not timely respond to any application or petition or the submission of additional information or documentation after initial submission, the application or petition shall be deemed to be sufficient for acceptance and filing and that the Department shall proceed with the scheduling of a public hearing. Provides that, after a public hearing, the Department shall either grant or deny the application or petition within 20 working days after the conclusion of the hearing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5567"
citation: "Illinois HB 5567 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-13"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/793e38ac-fb9a-4b6c-afa7-4d19ff75fa09"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5567&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80629&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "bb392c29c8babe337b56fbc4ef2a4ef71fa5546baec44e65942a2179669ff59f"
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 5567 (98th) — OIL AND GAS-PERMIT PETITIONS

Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. Establishes procedural requirements that the Department of Natural Resources must follow upon receiving certain applications or permits under the Act. Provides that all such applications or petitions for a permit submitted to the Department shall be accepted and filed or not accepted and filed by the Department within 5 business days after the date of receipt by the Department. Further provides that if the application or petition is accepted and filed, a public hearing on the application or petition shall be scheduled not less than 30 days but not more than 60 days after the acceptance and filing by the Department, and if not accepted and filed, requires the Department to provide specific requirements for additional information or documentation. Further provides that the application or petition shall not be accepted and filed if it is determined by the Department that legal or regulatory impediments would prevent such acceptance and filing. Provides that if the Department does not timely respond to any application or petition or the submission of additional information or documentation after initial submission, the application or petition shall be deemed to be sufficient for acceptance and filing and that the Department shall proceed with the scheduling of a public hearing. Provides that, after a public hearing, the Department shall either grant or deny the application or petition within 20 working days after the conclusion of the hearing.

## 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=09800HB5567&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80629&DocNum=5567&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5567eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80629&DocNum=5567&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5567enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80629&DocNum=5567&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2014-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2014-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
- **2014-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- **2014-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2014-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Do Pass Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date September 1, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0926 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/793e38ac-fb9a-4b6c-afa7-4d19ff75fa09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).