Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB1532

Creates the Reduction of Lead Service Lines Act. Requires community water supplies to identify and replace all lead service lines that connect to a water main. Provides that every community water supply in Illinois that has known lead service lines shall create a plan, to be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for approval, to replace all lead service lines and galvanized service lines if the service line is or was connected to lead piping. Provides that, within legal bounds, a community water supply shall have the authority to access private property and private residences for the sole purpose of identifying or replacing lead service lines or galvanized service lines. Provides that no person shall replace a portion of a lead service line without replacing the entirety of the line at the same time, except in cases of emergency repair. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish a comprehensive low-income water assistance policy and program. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Removes references to unaccounted-for water and replaces them with references to nonrevenue water. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission may allow or direct a water utility to establish a customer assistance program. Provides that certain entities that serve or provide water or sewer services shall prepare a summary of the cost of service for a given calendar year. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
2/15/2019	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/19/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2/20/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
2/27/2019	Senate	Assigned to Environment and Conservation
3/13/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
3/21/2019	Senate	Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000
3/21/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2019
4/4/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
4/9/2019	Senate	Second Reading
4/9/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019
4/10/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
4/10/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
4/12/2019	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die