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HB 4021 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

EPA-SOIL GAS, GROUNDWATER

Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the release of contaminants if it determines that the extent of soil, soil gas, or groundwater contamination may extend beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred (now, only if "soil or groundwater contamination may extend beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred"). Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to notify the owner of the contaminated property if soil contamination beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred, soil gas contamination beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred, or both pose a threat of exposure to the public above the appropriate Tier 1 remediation objectives (now, the owner of the contaminated property must be contacted only about "soil contamination beyond the boundary of the site where the release occurred"). Defines "soil gas". Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 2, 2009 Signed Aug 24, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2009 · House May 30, 2009

How they voted

55–0
Passed
Total votes 55
May 21, 2009
D Democratic34
34 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
21 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
46
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Amendments
10
Aug 24, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 30, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 30, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 103-014-000
lower
May 27, 2009
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Environment & Energy Committee; 017-002-000
lower
May 26, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
May 21, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Frank J. Mautino
lower
May 21, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
lower
May 21, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0)
senate
May 19, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Emil Jones III
upper
May 18, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 006-000-002
upper
May 18, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment
upper
May 17, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 17, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
upper
May 13, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 008-000-000
upper
May 13, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
upper
May 7, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 7, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
upper
May 6, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Environment
upper
Apr 2, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 3, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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