---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-WASTEWATER INDUSTRY USE"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding wastewater reuse, provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the use of treated municipal wastewater from a publicly owned treatment works is authorized for irrigation and industrial use (rather than only irrigation) when conducted in accordance with a permit issued under certain provisions of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2391"
citation: "Illinois HB 2391 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Simmons", "Tracy Katz Muhl"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-31"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f51657c-af52-42ea-a3ac-43826e83f577"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2391&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160110&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "f6416e925ddaa9b1030f996c528dda04a5d3c58c78b6c4a707978e4c0d86d458"
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 2391 (104th) — EPA-WASTEWATER INDUSTRY USE

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In a provision regarding wastewater reuse, provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the use of treated municipal wastewater from a publicly owned treatment works is authorized for irrigation and industrial use (rather than only irrigation) when conducted in accordance with a permit issued under certain provisions of the Act.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2391.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2391eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2391enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Environment and Conservation — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Energy & Environment — **26–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
- Tracy Katz Muhl — primary (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Jason R. Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Du Buclet — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
- William "Will" Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl `filing`
- **2025-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-02-25** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2025-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 026-000-000
- **2025-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
- **2025-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- **2025-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2025-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2025-04-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2025-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2025-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
- **2025-05-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0219 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f51657c-af52-42ea-a3ac-43826e83f577`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).