Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 9 D cosponsors

SB1397      — COMPOST & DIGESTATE STUDY

Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Comptroller and Treasurer shall transfer from the Solid Waste Management Fund into a separate account within the Solid Waste Management Fund, $225,000 on October 1, 2026, $234,000 on October 1, 2027, and $243,360 on October 1, 2028, for use in making grants to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to cover the costs of implementing a specified provision of the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants to incentivize the use of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate on private and public lands used for commercial farm and specialty farm operations. Provides that the Agency shall partner with the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to conduct a study of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate use over fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, with a final report submitted to the General Assembly and Governor by December 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

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Action History

  1. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025

  6. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman

  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  12. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  14. Assigned to Appropriations

  15. Referred to Assignments

  16. First Reading

  17. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB1397      do?
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Comptroller and Treasurer shall transfer from the Solid Waste Management Fund into a separate account within the Solid Waste Management Fund, $225,000 on October 1, 2026, $234,000 on October 1, 2027, and $243,360 on October 1, 2028, for use in making grants to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to cover the costs of implementing a specified provision of the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants to incentivize the use of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate on private and public lands used for commercial farm and specialty farm operations. Provides that the Agency shall partner with the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to conduct a study of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate use over fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, with a final report submitted to the General Assembly and Governor by December 1, 2028. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB1397     ?
SB1397      is sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson (Democrat), Mary Edly-Allen (Democrat), Javier L. Cervantes (Democrat), Rachel Ventura (Democrat), Laura Ellman (Democrat), Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Willie Preston (Democrat), Laura Fine (Democrat), and Laura M. Murphy (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB1397     ?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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