How the Illinois legislature works
Democratic trifectaConvenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.
2026 Legislative Session — Summary
High-level counts of bills & resolutions this session
All Time — Summary
High-level counts of all bills & resolutions on record
Generation Mix
2025 · EIA193.4 TWh total · 50.5% nuclear
Energy storage
Consumes ~142,938 GWh · net exporter — 23% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.
Market Structure
Nuclear Plants6 plants · 12,415 MW
Legislation
1 bill introduced in 2026
Enacted Legislation
All bills and resolutions signed or enacted in Illinois
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 be…
Amends the Central Midwest Radioactive Waste Compact Act, the Radioactive Waste Compact Enforcement Act, the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act, and the Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting Act. Modifies the definition of "low-level radioactive waste" or "waste" to expand the r…
Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Provides that units of local government are exempt from specified waste fees. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Abolishes the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Task Group and makes corresponding changes including removing provisions concerning the adoption of criteria for selection of a site for a regional disposal facility.
Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that all members of the Illinois National Guard shall undergo pre-deployment and post-deployment testing for depleted uranium. Requires the Department of Military Affairs to cover the costs associated with such testing. Amends the Department of Veterans…
Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Repeals a provision authorizing community water supplies to request that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) perform analytical services to determine compliance with contaminant levels for radionuclides as specified in State or federal drinking wate…
Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Provides that specified shipping fees shall not apply to shipments consisting entirely of cobalt-60 or other medical isotopes, or both.
Urges the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, PJM Interconnection, LLC, and the Mid-Continent Independent Systems Operator to adopt rules and policies to ensure the continued operation of nuclear power plants in Illinois; urges the United States Environmental Protection Agency to adopt certain rul…
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2021. Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Changes the definition of "by-product material" to include certain sources of radium-266 and 2 other types of radioa…
Amends the Department of Public Health Act. In the provision concerning powers, mandates that the Department shall investigate the causes of dangerously contagious or infectious diseases and the health effects, health conditions, or health ailments related to a biological, chemical, radiological, or…
Amends the Radioactive Waste Compact Enforcement Act, the Environmental Protection Act, the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act, the Spent Nuclear Fuel Act, the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act, the Radioactive Waste Storage Act, the Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting Act,…
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within 24 hours after an unpermitted release of a contaminant (now radionuclide) from a nuclear power plant, the owner or operator of the nuclear power plant where the release occurred shall report the release to the Environmental Protection Age…
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Repeals the moratorium on new construction, allowing for the construction of advanced nuclear reactors 300 MWe or smaller beginning in 2026, and authorizes the Governor to establish a commission to study the potential for development of SMRs in the state. [NARUC]: Regulatory structure for SMR constr…
Establishes a zero-emission credit program for the Byron, Dresden, and Braidwood nuclear facilities within the state.
Establishes a zero-emission credit program for the Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear facilities within the state.
Regulatory & Executive Actions
Utility-commission proceedings and gubernatorial executive orders. Unlike legislation, these are ongoing and are not tied to a specific legislative session.
Executive Orders
View all →1 gubernatorial order · issued by the governor, independent of sessions