---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE"
description: "Amends the Central Midwest Radioactive Waste Compact Act, the Radioactive Waste Compact Enforcement Act, the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act, and the Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting Act. Modifies the definition of \"low-level radioactive waste\" or \"waste\" to expand the referenced definition of byproduct material. Makes other changes making the definitions consistent. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2301"
citation: "Illinois HB 2301 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Laura Ellman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-10"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61ce48c0-7465-4ebf-b5f0-5a6517313cfe"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2301&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147365&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "5b14fa2c108e01c5fb4902365dcf58725d01e540ddfc6cac6b0a5dcab59cc9c5"
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 2301 (103rd) — LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Amends the Central Midwest Radioactive Waste Compact Act, the Radioactive Waste Compact Enforcement Act, the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act, and the Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting Act. Modifies the definition of "low-level radioactive waste" or "waste" to expand the referenced definition of byproduct material. Makes other changes making the definitions consistent. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2301.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2301eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2301enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Environment and Conservation — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Energy & Environment — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
- **2023-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 022-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2023-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 009-000-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2023
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0306 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61ce48c0-7465-4ebf-b5f0-5a6517313cfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).