Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

415 ILCS 5/4

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1004

415 ILCS 5/7

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1007

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Authorizes the Agency to collect and solicit citizen complaints alleging a violation of the Act, any rule adopted under the Act, a permit granted by the Agency, or a condition of a permit via telephone, website, fax, mail, e-mail, or any other reasonable means. Provides that the Agency may not accept citizen complaints that are anonymous and unaccompanied by the name and mailing address of the complainant. Sets forth that the Agency must keep the name and address of the complainant confidential. Requires the Agency to verify that the complainant exists. Exempts the name and address of these complainants from public disclosure under provisions of the Act authorizing reasonable public inspection. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that the Agency may accept citizen complaints that are anonymous and unaccompanied by the name and mailing address of the complainant, except that, for complaints alleging a violation arising out of agricultural production, the complainant must provide his or her name and mailing address. Requires the Agency to keep the name and address of complainants confidential subject to certain penalties. Provides that "agricultural production" means the production for commercial purposes of crops, livestock, and livestock and aquatic products, but not the processing of such crops, livestock, or livestock or aquatic products by persons who are not producing them. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/12/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Frank C. Watson
1/12/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/12/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/12/2006	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
1/19/2006	Senate	Assigned to Environment & Energy
2/1/2006	Senate	Held in Environment & Energy
2/1/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
2/1/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
2/1/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
2/6/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Frank C. Watson
2/6/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/7/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
2/8/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment & Energy
2/8/2006	Senate	Postponed - Environment & Energy
2/15/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/15/2006	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Environment & Energy; 010-002-000
2/15/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006
2/16/2006	Senate	Second Reading
2/16/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006
2/28/2006	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
2/28/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-002-001
2/28/2006	House	Arrived in House
2/28/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2/28/2006	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
2/28/2006	House	First Reading
2/28/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
5/1/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 5, 2006
5/1/2006	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/1/2006	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
5/2/2006	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. William B. Black
5/5/2006	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

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