# Illinois HB5285: SHEFFIELD WASTE FUND Illinois HB5285, SHEFFIELD WASTE FUND, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0515) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5285-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB5285 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SHEFFIELD WASTE FUND - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-06-26, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0515 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: energy & environment, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (222 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Radioactive Waste Storage Act. Provides that interest earned by the investment or deposit of moneys accumulated in the fund pursuant to the settlement agreement in the matter of the State of Illinois, et al. v. Teledyne, Inc., shall be deposited into the Radioactive Waste Site Perpetual Care Fund for the continued maintenance of the Sheffield Low-Level Radioactive Waste Site and the surrounding buffer zone. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-14 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 112 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 27 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-06-26: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0515 (House) - 2026-06-26: Effective Date June 26, 2026 (House) - 2026-06-26: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-12: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-14: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-14: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-16: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-15: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 025-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-03-27: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-27: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-24: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2026-03-24: Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 027-000-000 (House) - 2026-03-24: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-24: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2026-03-18: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285.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/10400HB5285eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5285.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-HB5285-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).