---
type: "Bill"
title: "RADIOACTIVE WASTE TASK GROUP"
description: "Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Abolishes the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Task Group and makes corresponding changes including removing provisions concerning the adoption of criteria for selection of a site for a regional disposal facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3048"
citation: "Illinois HB 3048 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e5cd7c7-1702-45a8-bf56-c03072f09ec8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3048&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104623&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "3b92cbf68838e2fb880b47df671332457027c26cb386641cf07ac6c0f858b3cb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3048 (100th) — RADIOACTIVE WASTE TASK GROUP

Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Abolishes the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Task Group and makes corresponding changes including removing provisions concerning the adoption of criteria for selection of a site for a regional disposal facility.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3048&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104623&DocNum=3048&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3048eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104623&DocNum=3048&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3048enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104623&DocNum=3048&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2017-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0146 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e5cd7c7-1702-45a8-bf56-c03072f09ec8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).