HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WORKFORCE
Do you support it?
Want to know if it passes?
We'll email you when SB 2480 moves — a committee vote, a floor vote, or a signature. Nothing else.
Free forever · unsubscribe in one click.
Your answer was recorded either way.
Which district are you in?
Your ZIP is all we need to match you to your own representatives — so we can tell you how they voted on SB 2480.
You're tracking SB 2480
We'll email you the moment it moves.
SB 2480 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WORKFORCE
Last action — Session Sine Die
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
3Passed Senate
-
4Passed House
-
5To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Creates the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop by rule a curriculum of approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities. Provides that an owner or operator, when contracting for the performance of construction work at the stationary source, shall require that its contractors and any subcontractors use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all onsite work within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades. Provides a penalty for violation of the Act. Creates the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current html
Action History
-
Session Sine Die
-
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
-
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
-
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018
-
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
-
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Labor; 010-005-000
-
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
-
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2018
-
Second Reading
-
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
-
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
-
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
-
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
-
Do Pass Labor; 010-005-000
-
Sponsor Removed Sen. Melinda Bush
-
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
-
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
-
Postponed - Labor
-
Assigned to Labor
-
Referred to Assignments
-
First Reading
-
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
Sponsors
- Michael E. Hastings · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Michael E. Hastings Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 28% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Scott M | — | Yea |
| Biss, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Bertino-Tarrant, Jennifer | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Martinez, Iris Y | — | Yea |
| Manar, Andy | — | Yea |
| Althoff, Pamela J | — | Nay |
| Connelly, Michael | — | Nay |
| Oberweis, Jim | — | Nay |
| McCarter, Kyle | — | Nay |
| Barickman, Jason A | — | Not Voting |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 28% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Scott M | — | Yea |
| Biss, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Bertino-Tarrant, Jennifer | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Martinez, Iris Y | — | Yea |
| Connelly, Michael | — | Nay |
| Oberweis, Jim | — | Nay |
| McCarter, Kyle | — | Nay |
| Althoff, Pamela J | — | Not Voting |
| Barickman, Jason A | — | Not Voting |
| Manar, Andy | — | Not Voting |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 2480 do?
- Creates the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop by rule a curriculum of approved advanced safety training for workers at high hazard facilities. Provides that an owner or operator, when contracting for the performance of construction work at the stationary source, shall require that its contractors and any subcontractors use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all onsite work within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades. Provides a penalty for violation of the Act. Creates the Illinois Hazardous Materials Workforce Training Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 2480?
- SB 2480 is sponsored by Michael E. Hastings (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 2480?
- This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 2480?
- Track SB 2480 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on SB 2480
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of SB 2480
Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →