HB2955
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What this bill does
Creates the PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Act. Creates the PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee for specific purposes. Provides that the Committee shall submit a PFAS Action Plan to the Governor's Office, the General Assembly, and the Environmental Protection Agency no later than one year after the effective date of the Act. Provides that the Committee shall continue to periodically meet and shall annually update the PFAS Action Plan and submit annual reports with certain requirements. Provides for membership of the Committee. Provides that the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Sustainable Technology Center shall provide technical assistance to the Committee. Makes findings and declares policy. Defines terms. Provides that the Act is repealed on December 31, 2044. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: In Committee · Last action 311 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
Bills sponsored by Abdelnasser Rashid advance 8% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Witness slips
72 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan O'Connor | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 |
| John Coultas | Illinois Municipal League | Illinois Municipal League | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 |
| Mike Grady | Strategic Advocacy Group | Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-11 |
| Andrea Densham | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Catherine Mc Donald | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Chris Krusa | League of Women Voters | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Cynthia Linton | Self | Climate Reality Chicago | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Dane Thull | Illinois American Water | Illinois American Water | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Dany Robles | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| John Coultas | Illinois Municipal League | Illinois Municipal League | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Kay Ahaus | Greater Highland Area Concerned Citizens | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Mary Grose | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Mike Grady | Strategic Advocacy Group | Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Nekya Hall | Illinois State Association of Counties | Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Sandy Crawford | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| William Ahaus | Greater Highland Area Concerned Citizens | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
| Amy Bartucci | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Andrea Densham | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Ann Kennedy | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Anne Basten | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Anne Logue | SSI | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 | |
| Barbara Sabaj | Personal | Personal | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Carol Juen | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Catherine Franczyk | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Catherine Mc Donald | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Chris Krusa | Sierra Club | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Claudia Jackson | Chicago League of Women Voters, Coalition for Plastic Reduction | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Cynthia Linton | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Dane Thull | Illinois American Water | Illinois American Water | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Deborah Halpern | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Erin Kennedy | Environmental Defenders of McHenry County | Environmental Defenders of McHenry County | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Jackie McGrath | None | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| James Marek | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Janet Kittlaus | Retired | Myself | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Jocelyn Wilcox | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Julie Niles | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Kathleen McFadden | Sierra Club | member | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Kathryn Balk | NA | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Larry Evans | United Congregations of Metro East and Piasa Palisades Group of Sierra Club | United Congregations of Metro East | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Laura Steele | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Laurie Braun | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 | |
| Lisa Gades | Concerned citizen | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Liz Moran Stelk | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Llona Steele | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Lois Lauer | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Lynn Steele | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Maggie Bowman | self | Edgewater Environmental Coalition | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Maria Peterson | Retired | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Mary Penick | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Nancy J Schietzelt | none | Myself | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Pamela Evans | United Congregations of Metro East and Piasa Palisades Group of Sierra Club | United Congregations of Metro East | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Rachel Siegel | Illinois Beaver Alliance | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Rosemary Maziarz | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Sandy Crawford | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Sherry D Wilson | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 | |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Tracey McFadden | Fox Valley Electric Auto Association | Fox Valley Electric Auto Association | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| William Koehl | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-25 |
| Dane Thull | Illinois American Water | Illinois American Water | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-21 |
| Dane Thull | Illinois American Water | Illinois American Water | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-03-20 |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Opponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-08 |
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 |
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| H | Committee | Energy & Environment | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 9 | — | |
| H | Floor | Third Reading | 75 | 40 | 0 | 3 | Passed | 35 | — |
Action History
45 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-06-02 — Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Abdelnasser Rashid House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned toEnergy & Environment Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateEnergy & Environment Committee; 019-010-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-12 | 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 |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Carol Ammons Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Joyce Mason Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Jawaharial Williams Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Abdelnasser Rashid | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toEnergy & Environment Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-26 | 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 |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedEnergy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Motion Filed to Reconsider VoteRep. Patrick Windhorst | Other | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Motion to Reconsider Vote - WithdrawnRep. Patrick Windhorst Senate Rule 7-15; House Rule 65 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed075-040-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Kimberly Du Buclet Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Chief Co-SponsorRep. Nabeela Syed Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Norma Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Laura Faver Dias Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Michael Crawford Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Nicolle Grasse Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Janet Yang Rohr Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Hoan Huynh Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Chief Senate SponsorSen. Ram Villivalam Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Assigned toEnvironment and Conservation Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Ram Villivalam | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toEnvironment and Conservation | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-SponsorSen. Graciela Guzmán Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | Mild − |