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
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Oct 29, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sue Rezin
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Chapin Rose
RRepublican
Co
Chris Balkema
RRepublican
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Wilcox
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Syverson
RRepublican
Co
Erica Harriss
RRepublican
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