# Illinois SB1609: $EPA-EMERGING CONTAMINANTS

Illinois SB1609, $EPA-EMERGING CONTAMINANTS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Simmons (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-07-02 (Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB1609
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: $EPA-EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-07-02, Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
- Sponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: assignments, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, for the purpose of ensuring that there is appropriated to the Agency on an annual basis the funding necessary to address the risk to public health and safety caused by emerging drinking water contaminants that have the potential to threaten drinking water supplies in the State, there is hereby appropriated, on a continuing annual basis in each fiscal year, from the General Revenue Fund to the Agency, the amount, if any, by which the total appropriation to the Agency from the General Revenue Fund for that fiscal year for that express purpose is less than $5,000,000.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-07-02: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Assigned to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1609.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/10400SB1609.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-SB1609-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).