Illinois · House Bill 1707 · 104th General Assembly

EPA-LANDFILL GAS MGMT

HB 1707 Sponsored by Joyce Mason In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 28, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides gas collection and control system requirements for municipal solid waste landfills, including requirements for gas to be collected from each area in which solid waste has been in place for at least one year, for gas to be drawn toward the gas control devices, for a gas collection and control system to be installed within 12 months of reaching certain thresholds, for gas collection and control design plans to provide for alternative preliminary measures, and for the methane destruction efficiency of flared systems to reach 99%.

Every action

18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Energy & Environment Committee · House Energy & Environment
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  7. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
  8. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  9. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee · House Energy & Environment
  10. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote · House Energy & Environment
  1. CommitteeDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-010-000 · House Energy & Environment
  2. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  7. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  8. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 20, 2025 House Energy & Environment Energy & Environment - Do Pass As Amended
Members

Yes · 19

No · 10

 Passed 19–10

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.