Illinois · House Bill 5600 · 104th General Assembly

WAREHOUSE POLLUTION REDUCTION

HB 5600 Sponsored by Aarón M. Ortíz In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 13, 2026
  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.

Creates the Warehouse Pollution Reduction Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to propose and the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules establishing a qualifying warehouse review program. Provides for reporting, recordkeeping, and notice requirements; annual emissions-reduction targets; and a system of points for air-pollution mitigation measures. Requires construction permits for new or modified…

Read the full title (162 words)

Creates the Warehouse Pollution Reduction Act. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to propose and the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules establishing a qualifying warehouse review program. Provides for reporting, recordkeeping, and notice requirements; annual emissions-reduction targets; and a system of points for air-pollution mitigation measures. Requires construction permits for new or modified qualifying warehouses and sets conditions for permit issuance, including zero-emission readiness and buffer requirements near sensitive receptors. Establishes a qualifying warehouse registry and requires public access to reports, notices, and permitting records. Provides for mitigation fees and directs their use in the same geographic area as the site of the qualifying warehouse. Requires the Agency to develop an air-quality modeling program and publish results annually. Creates the Warehouse Pollution Management Fund and provides for fee collection and deposit. Prohibits certain acts, provides civil penalties, authorizes enforcement and citizen suits, and allows recovery of attorney's fees. Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Energy & Environment Committee · House Energy & Environment
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  9. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

All 6 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.