HB1051
View on ILGACLOSED-LOOP WELL SETBACKS
What this bill does
Amends the Illinois Water Well Construction Code. Provides that the minimum lateral setback distance between a closed-loop well and a storm sewer, sanitary sewer, combined sewer, or any other potential source of contamination is 5 feet. Specifies that setbacks from footing drains and pits, crawl spaces, and basements do not apply to closed-loop wells.
Stuck
P(Advance)
Chance it ever
reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
Chance it becomes
law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
Low
P(law) at intro —
sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 75%
Calculating prediction drivers...
Pipeline Progress
Current stage: In Committee · Last action 477 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Dave Vella
Moderate Influence (#69)
Bridges legislative blocs (high betweenness)
Bills sponsored by Dave Vella advance 2% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
121 witness slips filed
41 proponents / 80 opponents
60 organizations
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Witness slips
121 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Murray | Algonquin Area Public Library District | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 | |
| Alice Tell | League of Women Voters Chicago | League of Women Voters Chicago | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Anne Logue | SSI | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Blake Andonov | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Catherine Mc Donald | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Cynthia Linton | Self | Climate Reality Project - Chicago Chapter | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| David McEllis | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Kay Ahaus | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Leslie L McKnight | Peoria City County Health Department | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Mary Grose | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Nancy J Schietzelt | none | Myself | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Ryan Wilmington | Illinois Green Alliance | Illinois Green Alliance | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Sandy Crawford | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Virginia Woulfe-Beile | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Adelaide Zwick | Climate Cabinet Action | Climate Cabinet Action | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Alice Tell | League of Women Voters Chicago | League of Women Voters Chicago | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Anne Basten | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Blake Andonov | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Carol Ann Juen | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Colleen Kelley | Sangamon County Department of Public Health | SCDPH | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Dany Robles | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| David McEllis | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Environmental Law and Policy Center | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Larry Evans | United Congregations of Metro East and Piasa Palisades Group of Sierra Club | Pisa Pallisades Group of the Sierra Club | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Larry Evans | United Congregations of Metro East and Piasa Palisades Group of Sierra Club | Pisa Pallisades Group of the Sierra Club | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Louis Nelms | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Marcia Koenen | NA | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Pamela Evans | United Congregations of Metro East and Piasa Palisades Group of Sierra Club | United Congregations of Metro East | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Penelope Kasper | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Phyllis B Rubin | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Sandra Loftus | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Susan Styer | NA | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Virginia Woulfe-Beile | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Carey A Panier | self | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Cathy Ferguson | Lee County Health Department | Lee County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Conny Moody | Illinois Public Health Association | Illinois Public Health Association | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Emily Gelber | Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center | Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Michele Gabriel | Knox County Health Department | Local Public Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Teresa Armstrong | Cass County Health Department | Cass County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Carey A Panier | self | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-18 |
| Cathy Ferguson | Lee County Health Department | Lee County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-18 |
| Conny Moody | Illinois Public Health Association | Illinois Public Health Association | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-18 |
| Fay Allison | Logan County Dept of Public Health | Logan County Dept of Public Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-18 |
| Michele Gabriel | Knox County Health Department | Local Public Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-18 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-18 |
| Teresa Armstrong | Cass County Health Department | Cass County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-18 |
| Cathy Ferguson | Lee County Health Department | Lee County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 |
| Conny Moody | Illinois Public Health Association | Illinois Public Health Association | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 |
| Amanda Mehl | Boone County HD | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Brianna Gardner | Peoria County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Cheryl Lee | Whiteside County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Duane J Stevens | Henry County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Duane J Stevens | Stark County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Elizabeth Bilotta - WCHD | WCHD | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Ellen Genrich | Boone County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Justin Dwyer | Self | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Kari Kampen | Local Public Health | self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Kevin Dixon | DuPage County Health Department | DuPage County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Kevin Dixon | Northern IL Public Health Consortium | Representing 17 local health departments | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Leslie L McKnight | Peoria City County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Michele Gabriel | Knox County Health Department | Local Public Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Michelle Compton | Peoria City County Health Department- WIC | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Monica Hendrickson | Peoria City County Health Department | Local Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| RaeAnn VanGundy | Kendall County Health Department | Kendall County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Renee Afdahl | self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Sam Johnson | Lake County Health Department | Lake County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Sandra Schleicher | Jo Daviess County Health Department | self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Stacy Thompson | Tazewell County Health Department | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Teresa Armstrong | Cass County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Tom McNamara | City of Rockford | City of Rockford | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Alisen OHearn | Boone County Health Department | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Amanda Mehl | Boone County HD | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Amy Harrison | Jefferson County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Beverly Potts | Illinois Assn. of Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors | IL Association of Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Carey A Panier | Peoria City County Health Department | Peoria City County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Carla Ewing | Henderson County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Cathy Ferguson | Lee County Health Department | Lee County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Chad Anderson | Christian County Department of Health | Christian County Department of Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Cheryl Lee | Whiteside County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Chris Adams | McDonough County Health Department | McDonough County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Conny Moody | Illinois Public Health Association | Illinois Public Health Association | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Dennis Brennan | DuPage County Health Dept. | DuPage County Health Dept. | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Dennis Brennan | DuPage County Health Dept. | Northern IL Public Health Consortium | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Don Cavi | Logan County Department of Public Health | Logan County Department of Public Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Emma Betancourt | Oak Park Department of Public Health | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Fay Allison | Logan County Dept of Public Health | Logan County Dept of Public Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Greg Maurice | DeKalb County Health Department | DeKalb County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Hector Gomez | Bureau County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Hector Gomez | Marshall County Health Department | Marshall County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Hector Gomez | Putnam County Health Department | Putnam County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| James R Byrd | Egyptian Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Jerrod C Welch | Adams County Health Department | Adams County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Justin Dwyer | Self | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| LORI SEA | FUNNY FACES BY LORI | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Megan Eilerman | Calhoun County Health Department | Calhoun County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Megan Washburn | Henry & Stark County Health Departments | Henry County | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Melissa Spangler | Ogle County Health Department | LHDs | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Michele Gabriel | Knox County Health Department | Local Public Health | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Miranda Adams | Southern 7 Health Department | Southern 7 Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Monica Hendrickson | Peoria City County Health Department | Local Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Sam Johnson | Lake County Health Department | Lake County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Sandra Schleicher | self | self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Sandy Zumbahlen | Jasper County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 | |
| Sean Eifert | Bond County Health Department | Bond County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Sean McDermott | SR McDermott Consulting | Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Stacy Thompson | Tazewell County Health Dept. | Self | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Teresa Armstrong | Cass County Health Department | Cass County Health Department | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-25 |
| Bev Potts | Illinois Assn. of Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors | IL Association of Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-18 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-02-18 |
Action History
7 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-03-21 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
2024-12-17
Introduction & Filing
Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Dave Vella Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d)
Bill submitted before the legislative session officially begins. No impact on outcome yet.
2025-01-09
Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-09
Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-04
Committee Assignment
Assigned toEnergy & Environment Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-05
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-06
Committee Assignment
ToLocal Government Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b)
Referred to a subcommittee for more focused review (e.g., 'To Tax Policy: Other Taxes Subcommittee').
2025-03-21
Deadlines & Re-referrals
Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2024-12-17 | House | Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Dave Vella Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Assigned toEnergy & Environment Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-06 | House | ToLocal Government Subcommittee Rule 3-3(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |