HB 3294 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

EPA-ORGANIC WASTE COMPOSTING

Summary

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Defines "organic waste". Provides that no person shall conduct an organic waste composting operation, other than a landscape waste composting operation, without an Agency permit. Exempts from this permitting requirement: (1) persons conducting an organic waste composting operation that (i) has no more than 25 cubic yards of source-separated organic waste, composting additives, composting material, or end-product compost on-site at any one time and (ii) is not engaging in commercial activity and (2) persons conducting an organic waste composting operation that meets certain siting and operational requirements.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action Apr 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 1 edit · Apr 8, 2025

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Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

112–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 118

Apr 8, 2025

D Democratic78

75 Yea 3

96% Yea

R Republican40

37 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 029-000-000

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors