HB 5070104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5070
EPA-FEDERAL BACKSTOP
Sent to Governor Last action June 26, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0510
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 6
- Prime sponsors
- Ann M. Williams, Laura Ellman
- Cosponsors (4)
- Adriane L. Johnson, Janet Yang Rohr, Mary Edly-Allen, Theresa Mah
Status
Sent to Governor as of June 26, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Energy and Environment (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 3
May 14, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed45-11
yes (45) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Syverson, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (11) Anderson, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Harriss, E., Chesney, Plummer, Rose
not voting (3) Feigenholtz, Arellano, L., Harmon
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed69-28
yes (69) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Hirschauer, Cochran, Hoffman, Crawford, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (28) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Reick, Bunting, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Schweizer, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Davis, Jed, Spain, Stephens, Swanson, La Ha, Ugaste, Elik, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
absent (1) Crespo
excused (19) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hauter, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Jacobs, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Kelly, Deering, Delgado, DeLuca, Tipsword, Evans, Weaver, Ford, Wilhour
not voting (1) Grant
March 24, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed18-9
yes (18) Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Ammons, Carol, Briel, Amy, Davis, William "Will", DeLaRosa, Margaret A, Faver Dias, Laura, Du Buclet, Kimberly, Hernandez, Norma, Katz Muhl, Tracy, Jiménez, Lilian, Mason, Joyce, Moeller, Anna, Ness, Suzanne M, Rashid, Abdelnasser, Ortíz, Aarón M, Tarver II, Curtis J, Walsh Jr., Lawrence "Larry", Williams, Jawaharial
no (9) Bunting, Jason R, Deering, Regan, Halbrook, Brad, Fritts, Bradley, Meier, Charles, Miller, Chris, Niemerg, Adam M, Severin, Dave, Wilhour, Blaine
not voting (2) Davis, Jed, Harper, Sonya M
Timeline 36
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0510 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Effective Date June 26, 2026 |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 12, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 14, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 045-011-000 |
| May 6, 2026 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2026 |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026 |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-028-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 24, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| March 24, 2026 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 018-009-000 |
| March 24, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote |
| March 24, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee |
| March 23, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 23, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| March 20, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 19, 2026 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| March 18, 2026 | House | Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 4, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.