# Illinois HB1699: EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE Illinois HB1699, EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0050) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1699-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1699 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0050 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: energy & environment, assignments, environment and conservation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (173 yes, 61 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 55 | 3 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Environment and Conservation; | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 75 | 39 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 17 | 8 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 19 | 10 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0050 (House) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-17: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-21: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 055-003-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-001-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Environment and Conservation (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-039-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000 (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-11: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2025-03-11: Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-010-000 (House) - 2025-03-11: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2025-03-10: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-10: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-02-18: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1699.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1699-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).