# Illinois HB3744: RADIATION PROTECTION ACT Illinois HB3744, RADIATION PROTECTION ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0330) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3744-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3744 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: RADIATION PROTECTION ACT - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0330 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: transportation: vehicles & safety, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (186 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Provides that all intrastate and interstate shippers or carriers (rather than intrastate and interstate carriers) of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel are required to notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security no less than 7 days (rather than 24 hours) prior to any transportation of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel. Changes the definition of "carrier" and "irradiated reactor fuel". Adds a definition of "shipper". Provides that the Agency may collect, store, and dispose of uncontrolled sources of radiation that have entered the public domain and that the Agency considers to be a threat to public health and safety or the environment. Authorizes the Agency to assess actual costs, as appropriate, for the collection, storage, and disposal of uncontrolled sources of radiation that have entered the public domain and that the Agency considers to be a threat to public health and safety or the environment against any person that owns, owned, possesses, or is responsible for the radioactive material entering the public domain. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Advance notice required for nuclear fuel shipments: benefit, low. Shippers must notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency at least 7 days before moving irradiated reactor fuel within Illinois. This covers shipments within the state and across state lines; shippers include entities offering fuel for commercial transport or their agents. Notices must give the… - Illinois can remove uncontrolled radiation sources: benefit, low. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency can collect, store, and dispose of uncontrolled radiation sources that have entered the public domain. It can act when it considers a source a threat to public health, safety, or the environment. The law sets no funding amount or end date for this authority. - Responsible parties can face radiation cleanup bills: cost, low. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency can charge actual costs to collect, store, and dispose of qualifying radiation sources. It can charge people who own or owned, possess or possessed, or are responsible for the radioactive material. This applies to uncontrolled sources that entered the public… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bradley Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martin McLaughlin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 57 | 1 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 106 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0330 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-20: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3744eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3744enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3744ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3744.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/10400HB3744eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3744enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3744ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3744.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) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3744-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).