Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 5261 — LAKE MICHIGAN POLLUTION

Last action — Session Sine Die

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency to seek negotiations with each state that borders Lake Michigan to establish a notification policy under which the states will notify one another when permitting new sources of water pollution or increased levels of pollution into Lake Michigan. Requires the Director to report to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2019 on the status of these negotiations. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  4. Second Reading - Short Debate

  5. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  6. Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 018-000-000

  7. Assigned to Environment

  8. Referred to Rules Committee

  9. First Reading

  10. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

Sponsors

  • Patricia R. Bellock · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Patricia R. Bellock

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do Pass

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democrat 8000
Republican 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Butler, Tim — Yea
Bellock, Patricia R — Yea
Costello II, Jerry — Yea
Cavaletto, John — Yea
Hays, Chad — Yea
McDermed, Margo — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Sente, Carol — Yea
Skillicorn, Allen — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5261 do?
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency to seek negotiations with each state that borders Lake Michigan to establish a notification policy under which the states will notify one another when permitting new sources of water pollution or increased levels of pollution into Lake Michigan. Requires the Director to report to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2019 on the status of these negotiations. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 5261?
HB 5261 is sponsored by Patricia R. Bellock.
What is the current status of HB 5261?
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 5261?
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