SB1397 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
COMPOST & DIGESTATE STUDY
Last Action
6/02/2025 - Senate: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 1/29/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/29/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/04/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Appropriations |
| 2/20/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/05/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 3/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 3/21/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 |
| 4/11/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| 5/09/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 5/23/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 6/02/2025 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |