# Illinois HB5475: EPA-WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT Illinois HB5475, EPA-WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Laura Faver Dias (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-17 (House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5475-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB5475 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: EPA-WASTE DISCHARGE PERMIT - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-04-17, House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: energy & environment - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (33 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 16 | 9 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 17 | 8 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-17: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-17: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2026-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 016-009-000 (House) - 2026-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2026-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-04-07: Fiscal Note Filed (House) - 2026-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-18: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000 (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2026-03-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2026-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-03-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-13: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5475ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5475ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5475.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 - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5475ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5475ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5475.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-HB5475-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).