EPA-COAL COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCT Senate SponsorsSen. John M. Sullivan House Sponsors(Rep. Jerry Costello, II-Charles Meier-Patrick J. Verschoore-Brandon W. Phelps-Daniel V. Beiser, Mike Fortner, Steven A. Andersson and Katherine Cloonen) 7/10/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0020 415 ILCS 5/12.5Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning NPDES discharge fees.Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:415 ILCS 5/12.5Adds reference to:415 ILCS 5/3.135was 415 ILCS 5/3.94Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that "coal combustion by-product" means coal combustion waste when used as a functionally equivalent substitute for agricultural lime or mined gypsum (calcium sulfate dihydrate) as a soil conditioner, amendment, fertilizer, or other agricultural purposes when using appropriate agronomic rates.Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Provides that "coal combustion by-product" means coal combustion that is a synthetic gypsum used in specified ways. Adds an immediate effective date to the bill. 1/28/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 1/28/2015SenateFirst Reading 1/28/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/18/2015SenateAssigned to Executive 3/19/2015SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan 3/19/2015SenateRe-referred to Agriculture 3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan 3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan 3/20/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/24/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 3/24/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 3/26/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted 3/26/2015SenateDo Pass as Amended Agriculture; 006-000-000 3/26/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015 3/27/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/17/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan 4/17/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 4/21/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/21/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015 4/21/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture 4/22/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 007-000-000 4/23/2015SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/23/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Sullivan 4/23/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/23/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 4/23/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 4/24/2015HouseArrived in House 4/24/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II 4/24/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/24/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2015HouseAssigned to Environment 5/5/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier 5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015 5/14/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Environment; 015-000-000 5/14/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/14/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore 5/14/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 5/14/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 5/18/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner 5/20/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/20/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson 5/20/2015HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen 5/20/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/18/2015SenateSent to the Governor 7/10/2015SenateGovernor Approved 7/10/2015SenateEffective Date July 10, 2015 7/10/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0020