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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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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 590 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1140 (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).