Illinois · House Bill 3604 · 104th General Assembly

NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL

HB 3604 Sponsored by Dave Vella In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes provisions prohibiting the construction of new nuclear power reactors with a nameplate capacity of more than 300 megawatts of electricity to be located within the State until the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security finds that the United States Government has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Public Utilities Committee · House Public Utilities
  6. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 020-000-000 · House Public Utilities
  7. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  8. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  9. HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart
  10. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
  14. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  1. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
  3. HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 House Public Utilities Public Utilities - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 20

Not voting · 1

 Passed 20–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 5 Republicans.

All 11 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.