HB 5537

Illinois House of Representatives bill in Session 104.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 13, 2026.

EPA-GHG-EMITTING-GAS-DEADLINES.

Bill ID IL-104-HB-5537
Session 104
Status in_committee
Committee Rules Committee
House of Representatives in_committee 2026-02-13
Environment / Climate
Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding greenhouse gases, deletes provisions requiring electric generating units and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that use gas as a fuel or that use cogeneration technology to permanently reduce all COe and copollutant emissions to zero by certain dates and makes conforming changes.

Sponsor
Ryan Spain
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-13 Status in_committee
2026-02-13 Latest Action 2/13/2026 - House:
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