# Illinois SB1397: COMPOST & DIGESTATE STUDY

Illinois SB1397, COMPOST & DIGESTATE STUDY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-06-02 (Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB1397
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: COMPOST & DIGESTATE STUDY
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-06-02, Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- Sponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: assignments, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Comptroller and Treasurer shall transfer from the Solid Waste Management Fund into a separate account within the Solid Waste Management Fund, $225,000 on October 1, 2026, $234,000 on October 1, 2027, and $243,360 on October 1, 2028, for use in making grants to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to cover the costs of implementing a specified provision of the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants to incentivize the use of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate on private and public lands used for commercial farm and specialty farm operations. Provides that the Agency shall partner with the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to conduct a study of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate use over fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, with a final report submitted to the General Assembly and Governor by December 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (17)

- 2025-06-02: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Assigned to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1397.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1397.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-SB1397-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).