# Illinois HB3294: EPA-ORGANIC WASTE COMPOSTING

Illinois HB3294, EPA-ORGANIC WASTE COMPOSTING, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2025-04-11 (Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB3294
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: EPA-ORGANIC WASTE COMPOSTING
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: energy & environment, assignments
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (141 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Defines "organic waste". Provides that no person shall conduct an organic waste composting operation, other than a landscape waste composting operation, without an Agency permit. Exempts from this permitting requirement: (1) persons conducting an organic waste composting operation that (i) has no more than 25 cubic yards of source-separated organic waste, composting additives, composting material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time and (ii) is not engaging in commercial activity and (2) persons conducting an organic waste composting operation that meets certain siting and operational requirements.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 29 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-11: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-21: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-20: Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 029-000-000 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House)
- 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House)
- 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House)
- 2025-03-11: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House)
- 2025-03-06: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House)
- 2025-03-06: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House)
- 2025-03-06: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House)
- 2025-03-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3294eng.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3294.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3294eng.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3294.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3294-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).