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SB 1085 — DNR-AQUIFER STUDY
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0608
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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11 sponsors
0 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a study to (i) develop an understanding of the geology of each aquifer in the State; (ii) determine the groundwater flow through the geologic units and the interaction of groundwater with surface waters; and (iii) determine the chemistry of the geologic units and the groundwater in those units. Requires the Department to develop geologic and groundwater flow models for each underground aquifer in the State based upon information obtained from the study. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill SB 1085 has added some new information while removing a previous line. This change specifies the bill’s status as "enrolled," which means it has been officially approved and is ready for final consideration. This update is important because it marks a step closer to the bill becoming law, ensuring all necessary procedures are followed correctly.
SB1085 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 10511 EFG 10765 b AN ACT in relation to groundwater.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0608
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Effective Date November 20, 2003
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Both Houses Override Total Veto
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Override Governor Veto - House Passed 088-019-004
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3/5 Vote Required
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Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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Placed on Calendar Total Veto November 18, 2003
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Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 055-000-001
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3/5 Vote Required
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
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Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
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Placed Calendar Total Veto November 4, 2003
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Governor Vetoed
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Sent to the Governor
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
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Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 011-002-001
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Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation Committee
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Fiscal Note Filed
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Churchill
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
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Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
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Second Reading
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
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Do Pass Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
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Postponed - Environment & Energy
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Assigned to Environment & Energy
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
Sponsors
- Jr. Richard J. Winkel · Cosponsor
- Sara Feigenholtz · Cosponsor
- Robert F. Flider · Cosponsor
- Michael K. Smith · Cosponsor
- Ricca Slone · Cosponsor
- Brandon W. Phelps · Cosponsor
- Jr. Ed Sullivan · Cosponsor
- Jack D. Franks · Cosponsor
- Deborah L. Graham · Cosponsor
- William J. Grunloh · Cosponsor
- Karen May · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (11)
- Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- Sara Feigenholtz Democrat
- Robert F. Flider
- Michael K. Smith
- Ricca Slone
- Brandon W. Phelps
- Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- Jack D. Franks
- Deborah L. Graham
- William J. Grunloh
- Karen May
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 82 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 88 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 16% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Not Voting |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Nay |
| Acevedo | — | Not Voting |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Not Voting |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Nay |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Nay |
| Parke | — | Nay |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Bradley, John | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Not Voting |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Nay |
| McCarthy | — | Nay |
| Hannig | — | Nay |
| Munson | — | Nay |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| O'Brien | — | Not Voting |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Nay |
| Pihos | — | Not Voting |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Not Voting |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Not Voting |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Nay |
| Fritchey | — | Nay |
| Granberg | — | Nay |
| Holbrook | — | Nay |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Nay |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Not Voting |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Not Voting |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Not Voting |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Philip | — | Not Voting |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1085 do?
- Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a study to (i) develop an understanding of the geology of each aquifer in the State; (ii) determine the groundwater flow through the geologic units and the interaction of groundwater with surface waters; and (iii) determine the chemistry of the geologic units and the groundwater in those units. Requires the Department to develop geologic and groundwater flow models for each underground aquifer in the State based upon information obtained from the study. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 1085?
- SB 1085 is sponsored by Richard J. Winkel, Jr., Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Robert F. Flider, Michael K. Smith, Ricca Slone, Brandon W. Phelps, Ed Sullivan, Jr., Jack D. Franks, Deborah L. Graham, William J. Grunloh, and Karen May.
- What is the current status of SB 1085?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 1085?
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