NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL

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

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

1. Apr 11, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
2. Apr 23, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
3. May 9, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
4. May 23, 2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
5. Jun 2, 2025CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
6. Aug 21, 2025SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Sally J. Turner
7. Aug 21, 2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
8. Oct 29, 2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 27 cosponsors: 15 Republicans, 12 Democrats.

• Sue RezinR Primary sponsor · District 38