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type: "Bill"
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title: "EPA-BIOSOLIDS-DEFINITIONS"
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description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that \"pollution control waste\", \"sludge\", and \"waste\" do not include exceptional quality biosolids. Defines \"exceptional quality biosolids\"."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 1445"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1445 (99th)"
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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: 49
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-05"
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last_action: "2015-07-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71f8040b-eb21-4006-8fd0-7a425e5c7b9c"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1445&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=86165&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "f606f3d7b7aa74bb0b317429e8bce1c5ee24e01555b4e29aee6428c3a8531a25"
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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 1445 (99th) — EPA-BIOSOLIDS-DEFINITIONS
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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that "pollution control waste", "sludge", and "waste" do not include exceptional quality biosolids. Defines "exceptional quality biosolids".
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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=09900HB1445&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86165&DocNum=1445&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1445eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86165&DocNum=1445&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1445enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86165&DocNum=1445&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
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- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
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- **2015-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-24** Assigned to Renewable Energy & Sustainability `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
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- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
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- **2015-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
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- **2015-03-18** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
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- **2015-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Renewable Energy & Sustainability; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2015-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2015-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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- **2015-04-17** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
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- **2015-04-17** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David R. Leitch
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- **2015-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
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- **2015-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler
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- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
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- **2015-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
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- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2015
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- **2015-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0067 `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/71f8040b-eb21-4006-8fd0-7a425e5c7b9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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