NUCLEAR MORATORIUM REPEAL
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 18, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Mar 18, 2025
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 020-000-000
lower
Mar 18, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-1)
house
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Eva-Dina Delgado
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Haas
RRepublican
Co
Jason Bunting
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Keicher
RRepublican
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
Larry Walsh
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Hanson
DDemocratic
Co
Norine Hammond
RRepublican
Co
Rick Ryan
DDemocratic
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