IllinoisHB5475104th General Assembly (2025–2026)House

EPA-WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT

Sponsored By: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that all National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits authorizing a discharge from a facility designated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a major facility, shall, at a minimum, require for publicly owned treatment works, periodic sampling of influent, effluent, and biosolids for all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there are accredited wastewater analytical methods and, for all other facilities, periodic effluent sampling for all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there are accredited wastewater analytical methods. Provides that the Agency shall require any NPDES permit application for a discharge of wastewater that has potential to contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances to fully characterize the discharge through sample results for all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there are accredited wastewater analytical methods. Provides that the Agency shall not issue any permit under specified provisions for the land application of a sludge or biosolids unless the application includes sample results for the sludge or biosolids for all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there are accredited wastewater analytical methods. Provides that any permit issued under specified provisions for the land application of a sludge or biosolids shall require, at minimum, periodic sampling of the sludge or biosolids for all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there are accredited wastewater analytical methods.

energy & environment

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Laura Faver Dias

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Abdelnasser Rashid

    Democratic • House

  • Anna Moeller

    Democratic • House

  • Carol Ammons

    Democratic • House

  • Nicolle Grasse

    Democratic • House

  • Suzanne M. Ness

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 33 • No: 17

House vote 4/8/2026

House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee;

Yes: 16 • No: 9

House vote 3/18/2026

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee;

Yes: 17 • No: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

    4/17/2026House
  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

    4/17/2026House
  3. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    4/10/2026House
  4. Second Reading - Short Debate

    4/10/2026House
  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

    4/9/2026House
  6. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 016-009-000

    4/8/2026House
  7. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended

    4/8/2026House
  8. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee

    4/7/2026House
  9. Fiscal Note Filed

    4/7/2026House
  10. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

    3/26/2026House
  11. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

    3/26/2026House
  12. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    3/19/2026House
  13. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000

    3/18/2026House
  14. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote

    3/18/2026House
  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

    3/18/2026House
  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

    3/18/2026House
  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

    3/18/2026House
  18. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

    3/18/2026House
  19. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee

    3/18/2026House
  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

    3/13/2026House
  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

    3/13/2026House
  22. Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee

    3/4/2026House
  23. Referred to Rules Committee

    2/13/2026House
  24. First Reading

    2/13/2026House
  25. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

    2/6/2026House

Bill Text

  • House Amendment 1

  • House Amendment 2

  • Introduced

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