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SB 2425

Signed into Law

LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Introduced 2025-02-07Last action 2025-08-01 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0148Committee Energy & Environment

Sponsor

William "Will" DavisD

Cosponsors

Lakesia Collins(D)Patrick J. Joyce(D)Jawaharial Williams(D)
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Legislative Progress

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Votes

House2025-05-22PassedSee how each member voted →
Third Reading in House
Yea 113 · 74 D · 39 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 1
House2025-04-29PassedSee how each member voted →
House Energy & Environment Committee
Yea 27 · 17 D · 10 RNay 0NV 2 · Absent 0
Senate2025-04-03PassedSee how each member voted →
Third Reading in Senate
Yea 55 · 36 D · 19 RNay 0NV 4 · Absent 0
Senate2025-03-20PassedSee how each member voted →
Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee
Yea 6 · 5 D · 1 RNay 0NV 1 · Absent 0

Summary

This bill updates Illinois's Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act by restructuring the registration requirements for generators and brokers of low-level radioactive waste, mandating they register with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security within 60 days of beginning operations. The legislation creates two key exemptions from registration: generators who only store radioactive materials with half-lives less than 120 days (which decay relatively quickly) and generators of water treatment residuals (newly defined in the bill). These changes appear designed to streamline regulatory oversight by focusing registration requirements on longer-lasting radioactive waste while reducing regulatory burden on facilities dealing with short-lived radioactive materials or water treatment byproducts.

Bill history

  1. 2025-02-07 · Senate
    Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  2. 2025-02-07 · Senate
    First Reading
  3. 2025-02-07 · Senate
    Referred to Assignments
  4. 2025-03-04 · Senate
    Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
  5. 2025-03-20 · Senate
    Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 014-000-000
  6. 2025-03-20 · Senate
    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2025
  7. 2025-04-02 · Senate
    Second Reading
  8. 2025-04-02 · Senate
    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025
  9. 2025-04-03 · Senate
    Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
  10. 2025-04-03 · Senate
    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
  11. 2025-04-04 · House
    Arrived in House
  12. 2025-04-04 · House
    Chief House Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  13. 2025-04-07 · House
    First Reading
  14. 2025-04-07 · House
    Referred to Rules Committee
  15. 2025-04-15 · Senate
    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  16. 2025-04-17 · House
    Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
  17. 2025-04-29 · House
    Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 027-000-000
  18. 2025-04-30 · House
    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  19. 2025-04-30 · House
    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  20. 2025-05-16 · House
    Second Reading - Short Debate
  21. 2025-05-16 · House
    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  22. 2025-05-22 · House
    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
  23. 2025-05-22 · Senate
    Passed Both Houses
  24. 2025-06-20 · Senate
    Sent to the Governor
  25. 2025-08-01 · Senate
    Governor Approved
  26. 2025-08-01 · Senate
    Effective Date January 1, 2026
  27. 2025-08-01 · Senate
    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0148

Note

Historical import. Session: 104th

Full Bill Text
https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2425.pdf
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