Date	Chamber	Action
8/16/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0391

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Environmental Justice Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Environmental Justice Act. Sets forth legislative findings. Establishes the Commission on Environmental Justice. Identifies the persons who are to serve on the Commission. Charges the Commission with advising State entities on environmental justice issues, reviewing and analyzing current State laws and policies, assessing the adequacy of those laws to address environmental justice issues, developing certain criteria, and recommending options to rectify environmental justice concerns. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide the Commission with administrative support. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2/10/2011	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/2/2011	Senate	Assigned to Environment
3/9/2011	Senate	Postponed - Environment
3/9/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
3/9/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/14/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
3/17/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment
3/17/2011	Senate	Do Pass Environment; 005-004-000
3/17/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
3/17/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/18/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/6/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
4/6/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
4/6/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
4/7/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
4/7/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
4/7/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
4/7/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment
4/8/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
4/11/2011	Senate	Second Reading
4/11/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
4/12/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
4/12/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
4/13/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 008-000-000
4/13/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
4/15/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/15/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hutchinson
4/15/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/15/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 050-007-000
4/15/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
4/15/2011	House	Arrived in House
4/15/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2011	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
4/15/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
4/15/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/15/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
4/15/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
4/15/2011	House	First Reading
4/15/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/25/2011	House	Assigned to Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee
5/5/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health & Healthcare Disparities Committee; 013-000-000
5/5/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/5/2011	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
5/5/2011	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
5/5/2011	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
5/10/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2011	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
5/20/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
5/20/2011	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/31/2011	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
5/31/2011	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
6/17/2011	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/16/2011	Senate	Governor Approved
8/16/2011	Senate	Effective Date August 16, 2011
8/16/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0391

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