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| Bill | EPA-NUCLEAR POWER RELEASE | Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within 24 hours after an unpermitted release of a contaminant (now radionuclide) from a nuclear power plant, the owner or operator of the nuclear power plant where the release occurred shall report the release to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Removes a provision allowing self-inspection by the owner or operator of the nuclear power plant in lieu of the inspections required by this Section. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 516 | Illinois HB 516 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2007-01-31 | 2007-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/2ba2c1e0-dd62-47dc-a6ce-90de440f237a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=516&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27533&SessionID=51&GA=95 | e17e8fd75a56154b4ef262c110f5f7f7f3ef362974e417906ee0b65817416e1a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 516 (95th) — EPA-NUCLEAR POWER RELEASE
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within 24 hours after an unpermitted release of a contaminant (now radionuclide) from a nuclear power plant, the owner or operator of the nuclear power plant where the release occurred shall report the release to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Removes a provision allowing self-inspection by the owner or operator of the nuclear power plant in lieu of the inspections required by this Section. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Careen M Gordon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-01-31 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Careen M Gordon
filing - 2007-02-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-01 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-07 Assigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-14 Re-assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-21 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 023-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2007-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2007-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2007-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2007-03-29 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007
reading-1 - 2007-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2007-04-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2007-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-04-25 Assigned to Environment and Energy
referral-committee - 2007-05-02 Do Pass Environment and Energy; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- 2007-05-03 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- 2007-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2007-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-14 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2007
- 2007-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0066
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2ba2c1e0-dd62-47dc-a6ce-90de440f237a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).