HB1699 - 104th General Assembly

EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE
Last Action

06/17/2025 - House: Sent to the Governor
House Sponsors

Rep. Dagmara Avelar

Senate Sponsors

(Sen. Laura Ellman - Willie Preston - Doris Turner, Sara Feigenholtz and Jason Plummer)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

415 ILCS 45/14from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 514
Synopsis As Introduced

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding operator certification for sewage works, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional wastewater operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional wastewater operator under a provisional wastewater operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules. Amends the Public Water Supply Operations Act. In a provision regarding community water supply operator certification, provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a provisional community water supply operator certification program by which a person who does not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent may act as a provisional community water supply operator under a provisional community water supply operator certificate. Allows the Agency to adopt rules.

House Floor Amendment No. 2

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish an operator-in-training wastewater operator program (rather than a provisional wastewater operator certification program). Provides that the Agency shall establish an operator-in-training community water-supply operator program (rather than a provisional community water supply operator certification program). Makes technical and other changes.
Actions

Date Chamber Action
01/24/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
01/28/2025 House First Reading
01/28/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
02/18/2025 House Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
03/10/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
03/10/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
03/11/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
03/11/2025 House Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-010-000
03/11/2025 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
03/12/2025 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/21/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
03/21/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
03/25/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
03/26/2025 House Second Reading - Short Debate
03/26/2025 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
04/08/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000
04/09/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
04/09/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
04/09/2025 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-039-000
04/10/2025 Senate Arrive in Senate
04/10/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
04/10/2025 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
04/10/2025 Senate First Reading
04/10/2025 Senate Referred to Assignments
04/23/2025 Senate Assigned to Environment and Conservation
04/28/2025 Senate Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman
05/01/2025 Senate Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-001-000
05/01/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025
05/01/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
05/07/2025 Senate Second Reading
05/07/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
05/21/2025 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 055-003-000
05/21/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
05/21/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
05/21/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
05/21/2025 House Passed Both Houses
06/17/2025 House Sent to the Governor