# Illinois HB3596: WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT Illinois HB3596, WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Anna Moeller (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-05-15 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3596-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3596 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford - Sponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 43 - Subjects: energy & environment - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (31 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the Wetlands Protection Act. Provides that no person may discharge dredged or fill material into a State jurisdictional wetland except with a permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources. Exempts certain activities from the requirements of the Act. Sets forth procedures for individual permit applications and other related procedural requirements. Provides that the Department shall not issue an individual permit unless the Environmental Protection Agency certifies to the Department that there will not be a violation of State water quality standards. Provides that the Department may issue an after-the-fact permit in certain emergency circumstances. Sets forth financial assurance requirements. Authorizes the Department to adopt general permits under the Act. Provides that any person who intends to conduct a regulated activity may do so in accordance with a general permit issued by the Department, which pre-authorizes a category of activities with minimal adverse effects. Provides procedures and requirements regarding preconstruction notifications. Provides that certain entities may establish and operate a mitigation bank or in lieu fee program. Describes procedures and requirements for mitigation banks. Grants the Department rulemaking powers. Provides that the Department shall prepare certain reports and studies. Provides for the review of final decisions of the Department. Provides for investigations by the Department and enforcement by a State's Attorney or the Attorney General. Provides for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per day of violation, with interest after judgment, and with certain costs, fees, and expenses, payable to the Wetlands Protection Fund. Provides that any person may file a complaint with the Illinois Pollution Control Board concerning a violation of the Act, a rule adopted under the Act, a condition of a permit issued under the Act, or an order of the Pollution Control Board issued under the Act. Provides for county and special district stormwater program authorities to control or regulate activities in any wetlands within their jurisdiction. Establishes the Wetlands Protection Fund. Provides that a permit review fee for all permit applications is to be set by the Department by rule. Makes corresponding changes to the State Finance Act. Makes findings. Defines terms. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Didech (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Cochran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Gabel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 15 | 11 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 16 | 8 | | ## Actions (98) - 2026-05-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2026-04-23: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-16: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2026-04-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-15: State Debt Impact Note Filed (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 015-011-000 (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Racial Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-04-14: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2026-04-14: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Racial Impact Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Pension Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-04-14: Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2026-04-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2026-04-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2026-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2026-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2026-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2026-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2026-04-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2026-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-18: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 016-008-000 (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran (House) - 2026-03-13: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2026-03-13: Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran (House) - 2026-03-13: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran (House) - 2026-03-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2026-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-03-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2026-03-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2026-02-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2026-02-02: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2026-01-16: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-04-29: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-04-22: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-03-31: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-03-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-03-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2025-03-21: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-03-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3596ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3596ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3596.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 - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3596ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3596ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3596.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-HB3596-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).