HB2391
View on ILGAEPA-WASTEWATER INDUSTRY USE
What this bill does
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding wastewater reuse, provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the use of treated municipal wastewater from a publicly owned treatment works is authorized for irrigation and industrial use (rather than only irrigation) when conducted in accordance with a permit issued under certain provisions of the Act.
Calculating prediction drivers...
Pipeline Progress
Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 237 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
-
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.
-
Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
-
Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
-
Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
-
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.
-
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
Bills sponsored by Tracy Katz Muhl advance 9% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Witness slips
55 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Whipple | Paul L. Williams & Associates | METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Brad Babcook | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Brendan OConnor | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Chris Davis | Illinois Farm Bureau | Illinois Farm Bureau | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Chris Krusa | Sierra Club | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Daniel Robles | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Deborah Halpern | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Diane Cushing | Self | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Eileen Rico | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Frida Furman | Climate Reality Project | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Jackie McGrath | None | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| John Amdor | Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group | Metropolitan Planning Council | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Jordan Ryan | Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Kathryn Balk | NA | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Kay Ahaus | Greater Highland Area Concerned Citizens | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Mary Grose | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Mike Grady | Strategic Advocacy Group | Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Phyllis B Rubin | Self | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Rachel Fredericks | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Rachel Siegel | Illinois Beaver Alliance | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Rosemary Maziarz | Self | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Sandra Loftus | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Sandy Crawford | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Sarah Fredericks | Self | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Sherry D Wilson | Self | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| William Ahaus | Self | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| William Koehl | Self | Self | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-05-01 |
| Alice Tell | League of Women Voters Chicago | League of Women Voters Chicago | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Andrea Densham | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Anne Logue | SSI | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| Benjamin Whipple | Paul L. Williams & Associates | METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Blake Andonov | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Brad Babcook | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Brendan OConnor | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Catherine Mc Donald | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Curt Fiedler | Morrill & Fiedler, LLC | Wheaton Sanitary District | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Elaine Nekritz | Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group | Metropolitan Planning Council | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| john C Hanley | IUOE Local 399 | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 | |
| John Coultas | Illinois Municipal League | Illinois Municipal League | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Jordan Ryan | Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Mary Grose | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-04 |
| Rachel Siegel | Illinois Beaver Alliance | self | 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 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Committee | Energy & Environment | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 26 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 113 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Passed | 113 | — | |
| 2025-05-01 | S | Committee | Environment and Conservation | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Passed | 8 | — |
| 2025-05-22 | S | Floor | May 22, 2025 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 58 | — |
Action History
42 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0219. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Tracy Katz Muhl House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Assigned toEnergy & Environment Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Suzanne M. Ness Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateEnergy & Environment Committee; 026-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Kimberly Du Buclet Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Anna Moeller Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Mary Beth Canty Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Laura Faver Dias Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Nicolle Grasse Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. William "Will" Davis Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Debbie Meyers-Martin Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed113-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Dan Ugaste Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Dave Severin Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Jason R. Bunting Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Martha Deuter Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Hoan Huynh Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. Mike Simmons Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Assigned toEnvironment and Conservation Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do PassEnvironment and Conservation; 008-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Sara Feigenholtz Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Thaddeus Jones Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;058-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Graciela Guzmán Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-06-20 | House | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-15 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0219 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |