SB2266
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What this bill does
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Specifies that the Act shall not apply to non-community water supplies, except for purposes of: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) the Pollution Control Board's adoption of rules that expressly pertain to non-community water supplies or all public water supplies; or (3) any provisions of the Act or rules adopted by the Board under the Act that are referenced in, or applicable to, non-community water supplies under the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act and rules adopted by the Department of Public Health under that Act. Amends the Illinois Groundwater Protection Act. Authorizes the imposition of administrative and civil penalties. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 467 days ago
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
Karina Villa
Moderate Influence (#76)
Bridges legislative blocs (high betweenness)
Bills sponsored by Karina Villa advance 8% more often than the chamber average.
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
$3,123,079.61
Across sponsors / voters
4
Members with trails
25
Overlapping donors
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karina Villa | Chief sponsor | 719 | $1,679,224.77 | Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate ($289,418.12); Chicago Teachers Union ($112,500.00); United with Delia for Congress ($82,300.00) |
| Rachel Ventura | Sponsor | 90 | $146,774.53 | ISDF ($50,000.00); I.P.A.C.E ($15,000.00); West Suburban Teachers Union ($9,554.53) |
| Nabeela Syed | Sponsor | 380 | $1,155,665.31 | Democratic Party of Illinois ($342,866.25); Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund ($145,600.00); IBEW Illinois PAC ($122,800.00) |
| Kevin John Olickal | Sponsor | 59 | $141,415.00 | Friends of Ram ($70,000.00); Health Care Council of Illinois PAC ($10,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00) |
Overlapping donors
Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.
| Donor | Members | Total |
|---|---|---|
| ISDF | Karina Villa, Rachel Ventura, Nabeela Syed | $167,675.09 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund | Rachel Ventura, Kevin John Olickal, Nabeela Syed | $149,600.00 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC | Karina Villa, Rachel Ventura, Nabeela Syed | $139,800.00 |
| Friends of Ram | Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal | $100,000.00 |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $85,300.00 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | Karina Villa, Rachel Ventura, Kevin John Olickal, Nabeela Syed | $80,300.00 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $55,000.00 |
| I.P.A.C.E. | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $32,500.00 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC | Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal | $30,250.00 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $30,000.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal, Nabeela Syed | $28,000.00 |
| Friends of Kevin Olickal | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $25,500.00 |
| Friends of Dave Koehler | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $24,500.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal, Nabeela Syed | $23,500.00 |
| Mary for Illinois | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $15,250.00 |
| Sheri Maali | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $12,300.00 |
| Bader Almoshelli | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $12,000.00 |
| Cook County College Teachers Union-COPE | Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal | $9,500.00 |
| Teamsters Volunteers in Politics | Karina Villa, Rachel Ventura, Kevin John Olickal, Nabeela Syed | $8,500.00 |
| Amina Barhumi | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $8,000.00 |
| Ejaz Shameem | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $6,500.00 |
| Ironworkers Local Union #1 | Kevin John Olickal, Nabeela Syed | $5,000.00 |
| IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund | Rachel Ventura, Nabeela Syed | $4,500.00 |
| Ben Lazare Consulting | Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal | $3,500.00 |
| Malik Ali | Karina Villa, Nabeela Syed | $3,500.00 |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
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| Democratic Party of Illinois | — | — | 12 | $342,866.25 |
| Friends of Don Harmon for State Senate | — | — | 7 | $289,418.12 |
| ISDF | — | — | 21 | $167,675.09 |
| Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund | — | — | 9 | $149,600.00 |
| IBEW Illinois PAC | — | — | 8 | $139,800.00 |
| Chicago Teachers Union | — | — | 3 | $112,500.00 |
| Friends of Ram | — | — | 7 | $100,000.00 |
| SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC | — | — | 5 | $85,300.00 |
| LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC | — | — | 3 | $82,800.00 |
| United with Delia for Congress | — | — | 4 | $82,300.00 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE | — | — | 10 | $80,300.00 |
| SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund | — | — | 2 | $72,800.00 |
| Rashid for Illinois | — | — | 4 | $55,000.00 |
| Day & Night Child Care Aurora Inc, | — | — | 3 | $40,000.00 |
| I.P.A.C.E. | — | — | 4 | $32,500.00 |
| Health Care Council of Illinois PAC | — | — | 3 | $30,250.00 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | — | — | 3 | $30,000.00 |
| SEIU IL Council PAC | — | — | 1 | $30,000.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | — | — | 8 | $28,000.00 |
| Friends of Kevin Olickal | — | — | 5 | $25,500.00 |
| Gente for Graciela Guzman | — | — | 4 | $25,000.00 |
| Northwest Suburban Teachers Union LU 1211 | — | — | 1 | $25,000.00 |
| Friends of Dave Koehler | — | — | 5 | $24,500.00 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | — | — | 6 | $23,500.00 |
| Service Employees Local 1 IL Pol Educ Comm | — | — | 1 | $20,000.00 |
Witness slips
5 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
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| Austin James Mink | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-29 |
| Ciara Wagoner | Illinois EPA | Illinois EPA | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-29 |
| Meghan Johnson | Self | Self | Proponent | Energy & Environment | 2025-04-29 |
| Andrea Densham | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Alliance for the Great Llakes | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-03-20 |
| Andrew Armstrong | Illinois EPA | Illinois EPA | Proponent | Environment and Conservation | 2025-03-20 |
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 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 7 | — | |
| 2025-05-27 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 75 | 39 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 36 | — |
| S | Committee | Environment and Conservation | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 5 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 44 | 11 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 33 | — |
Action History
31 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-06-30 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0026. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
2025-02-07
Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Karina Villa Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-02-07
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.
2025-02-07
Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments 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.
2025-03-04
Committee Assignment
Assigned toEnvironment and Conservation 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.
2025-03-13
Amendment Actions
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Karina Villa
[Amendment] Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-03-13
Amendment Actions
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments
[Amendment] 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.
2025-03-18
Amendment Actions
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toEnvironment and Conservation
[Amendment] Senate Assignments Committee forwards the bill to a substantive committee.
2025-03-20
Amendment Actions
Positive
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
[Amendment] Bill or resolution adopted by the chamber.
2025-03-20
Committee Action
Positive
Do Pass as AmendedEnvironment and Conservation; 007-002-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a)
Committee recommends passage. The most important positive gate — majority of bills never get here.
2025-03-20
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7)
Bill placed on the order of Second Reading.
2025-04-02
Floor Process
Positive
Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage. Floor amendments can be offered here.
2025-04-02
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025 Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-04-09
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added as Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator added as co-sponsor.
2025-04-09
Floor Vote
Positive
Third Reading - Passed;044-011-000 Rule 5-1(f)
Bill PASSED a floor vote on Third Reading. Major milestone — bill has cleared one chamber.
2025-04-09
Cross-Chamber
Positive
Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
Senate bill arrives in the House after passing the Senate.
2025-04-09
Cross-Chamber
Positive
Chief House SponsorRep. Nabeela Syed Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
House sponsor assigned for a Senate bill — bill is being actively managed in the second chamber.
2025-04-09
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.
2025-04-09
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.
2025-04-17
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.
2025-04-29
Committee Action
Positive
Do Pass / Short DebateEnergy & Environment Committee; 016-009-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-04-30
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-05-13
Floor Process
Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-05-13
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-05-14
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Kevin John Olickal Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
Alternate chief co-sponsor added.
2025-05-23
Deadlines & Re-referrals
Mild +
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 Rule 2-10(d)
Floor vote and final action deadline extended.
2025-05-27
Floor Vote
Positive
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed075-039-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50
Bill PASSED on Short Debate Third Reading. Bill cleared the chamber.
2025-05-27
Concurrence
Positive
Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4
Bill PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS. Major milestone — bill goes to the Governor next.
2025-06-25
Governor Action
Positive
Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82
Bill transmitted to the Governor for signature. Strong positive — bill has passed both chambers.
2025-06-30
Governor Action
Positive
Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82
GOVERNOR SIGNED THE BILL. Bill is now law (pending effective date).
2025-06-30
Enacted Into Law
Law
Effective Date June 30, 2025 Article IX
Law's effective date announced. Most IL laws take effect January 1 of the next year unless otherwise specified.
2025-06-30
Enacted Into Law
Law
Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0026 Article IX
Bill signed into law — assigned a Public Act number (e.g., PA 104-0032).
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Karina Villa Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Assigned toEnvironment and Conservation Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Karina Villa | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toEnvironment and Conservation | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedEnvironment and Conservation; 007-002-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Rachel Ventura Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;044-011-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Nabeela Syed Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toEnergy & Environment Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateEnergy & Environment Committee; 016-009-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-04-30 | 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 |
| 2025-05-13 | 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 |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Kevin John Olickal Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 Rule 2-10(d) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild + |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed075-039-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | Effective Date June 30, 2025 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0026 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |