Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 2744 — EPA-LIVESTOCK NUISANCE SUITS

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person may bring a civil suit based on potential nuisance with respect to a proposed livestock management facility until all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals for the proposed facility have been granted. Provides that, from the time when all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals have been granted until animals are present and operations have actually begun at the proposed facility, it shall be presumed that a proposed livestock management facility can be lawfully operated in accordance with those permits. Includes related findings and declarations. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 23 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 2744 indicate that any legal challenges regarding potential nuisances from new livestock management facilities can only be initiated after all necessary permits and approvals are obtained. This change reinforces the idea that as long as a facility has met all legal requirements for operation, it is assumed to be compliant until it is up and running. This matters because it aims to streamline the process for livestock operations and reduce the likelihood of preemptive lawsuits, which could create delays and uncertainty for farmers looking to establish new facilities.

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*LRB09417492RSP52787b* SB2744 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2006 SB2744 Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen.
SB2744 Engrossed LRB094 17492 RSP 52787 b AN ACT concerning environmental protection.
Deanna Demuzio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/31.3 new Amends the Environmental Protection Act.
Provides that no person may bring a civil suit based on potential nuisance with respect to a proposed livestock management facility until all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals for the proposed facility have been granted.
Provides that, from the time when all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals have been granted until animals are present and operations have actually begun at the proposed facility, it shall be presumed that a proposed livestock management facility can be lawfully operated in accordance with those permits.
Includes related findings and declarations.
Effective immediately.
LRB094 17492 RSP 52787 b A BILL FOR SB2744 LRB094 17492 RSP 52787 b AN ACT concerning environmental protection.
(1) the authority of the Agency to consider or SB2744 - 2 - LRB094 17492 RSP 52787 b determine any matter or question relating to the siting, design, construction, or operation of a proposed livestock management facility;
(1) the authority of the Agency to consider or SB2744 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 17492 RSP 52787 b determine any matter or question relating to the siting, design, construction, or operation of a proposed livestock management facility;
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig

  3. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

  4. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

  5. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  6. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

  7. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

  8. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers

  9. Referred to Rules Committee

  10. First Reading

  11. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer

  12. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz

  13. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  14. Arrived in House

  15. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  17. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2006

  19. Second Reading

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006

  21. Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 006-000-001

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl

  23. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones

  24. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben

  26. Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation

  27. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan

  28. Referred to Rules

  29. First Reading

  30. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio

Sponsors

  • Deanna Demuzio · Cosponsor
  • Robert F. Flider · Cosponsor
  • Kurt M. Granberg · Cosponsor
  • Gary Hannig · Cosponsor
  • Patrick J. Joyce · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Deanna Demuzio
  • Robert F. Flider
  • Kurt M. Granberg
  • Gary Hannig
  • Patrick J. Joyce Democrat

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 51002
Democrat 4001
Republican 1000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Axley — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Millner — Yea
Dahl — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Brady — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Petka — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Lauzen — Not Voting
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Not Voting
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

environment agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2744 do?
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no person may bring a civil suit based on potential nuisance with respect to a proposed livestock management facility until all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals for the proposed facility have been granted. Provides that, from the time when all required federal, State, and local permits and approvals have been granted until animals are present and operations have actually begun at the proposed facility, it shall be presumed that a proposed livestock management facility can be lawfully operated in accordance with those permits. Includes related findings and declarations. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2744?
SB 2744 is sponsored by Deanna Demuzio, Robert F. Flider, Kurt M. Granberg, Gary Hannig, and Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2744?
This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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