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HB5600 - 104th General Assembly

WAREHOUSE POLLUTION REDUCTION
Last Action
3/27/2026 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/06/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
2/13/2026 House First Reading
2/13/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
3/04/2026 House Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
3/10/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
3/10/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
3/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
3/27/2026 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/13/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy