EPA-BESS
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that battery storage sites at which 5,000 kilograms or more of used batteries are stored must register with the Environmental Protection Agency prior to February 2026 or prior to commencing operation if not in operation in February 2026 and maintain records related to the weight or volume of batteries stored. Provides requirements for registration. Provides that the Agency shall propose and the Pollution Control Board shall adopt rules for the operation of battery storage sites no later than 1 year after the effective date of this amendatory Act, and provides requirements for those rules. Defines terms.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 12, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 21, 2024
How they voted
76–35
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
May 21, 2024
D
Democratic76
96% Yea
R
Republican40
87% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
8
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 044-015-000
lower
May 24, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 011-004-000
lower
May 23, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy and Public Utilities
lower
May 22, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
lower
May 21, 2024
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 21, 2024
lower
May 21, 2024
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-035-000
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 018-008-000
lower
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
May 3, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 3, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-008-000
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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