Illinois · Senate Bill 1397 · 104th General Assembly

COMPOST & DIGESTATE STUDY

SB 1397 Sponsored by Adriane L. Johnson In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 29, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  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 Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Comptroller and Treasurer shall transfer from the Solid Waste Management Fund into a separate account within the Solid Waste Management Fund, $225,000 on October 1, 2026, $234,000 on October 1, 2027, and $243,360 on October 1, 2028, for use in making grants to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to cover the costs of implementing a…

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Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that the Comptroller and Treasurer shall transfer from the Solid Waste Management Fund into a separate account within the Solid Waste Management Fund, $225,000 on October 1, 2026, $234,000 on October 1, 2027, and $243,360 on October 1, 2028, for use in making grants to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to cover the costs of implementing a specified provision of the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide grants to incentivize the use of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate on private and public lands used for commercial farm and specialty farm operations. Provides that the Agency shall partner with the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois to conduct a study of finished compost, liquid digestate, and solid digestate use over fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, with a final report submitted to the General Assembly and Governor by December 1, 2028. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  4. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.