# Illinois SB1527: NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL Illinois SB1527, NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sue Rezin (Republican); status in committee, last action 2025-10-29 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1527-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1527 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-10-29, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer - Sponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 27 - Subjects: assignments, energy and public utilities - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes provisions prohibiting the construction of new nuclear power reactors with a nameplate capacity of more than 300 megawatts of electricity to be located within the State until the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security finds that the United States Government has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chapin Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dave Syverson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Neil Anderson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Joyce (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve McClure (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Stadelman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Terri Bryant (Republican), Senate ## Actions (39) - 2025-10-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2025-08-21: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-08-21: Sponsor Removed Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 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) - 2025-04-23: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1527.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/10400SB1527.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-SB1527-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).