GLLC 2020 Virtual Meetings Briefing Book

State/Province Bill

Description

Author/Sponsor

Status

Illinois

HB 4378 and HB 4379 and SB 2993 and SB 2994

Require, fund study of water rates in Lake Michigan service area

Rep. La Shawn Ford and Sen. Napoleon Harris

Referred to committees

Illinois

HB 4605 and SB 2975

Require groundwater monitoring at all clean construction or demolition debris fill operations and all uncontaminated soil fill operations Establish water quality assurance programs at new and existing health facilities Require additional notice requirements for water or sewer utilities with greater than 2,500 total customers Require public water supplies to test for endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including androgen and estrogen receptor compounds Establish voluntary take-back program for local fire departments that used PFAS firefighting foam Urge Illinois municipalities to develop plans to eliminate lead pipes from drinking water systems Declare Sept. 7, 2019, as Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Appreciation Day in Illinois

Rep. John Connor and Sen. Laura Ellman

Referred to committees

Illinois

HB 4851 and SB 3390

Rep. Natalie Manley and Sen. Laura Ellman

Referred to committee

Illinois

HB 4929

Rep. David Welter

Referred to committee

Illinois

HB 5292

Rep. Deanne Mazzochi

Referred to committee

Referred to committee

Illinois

HB 5529

Rep. Ann Williams

Illinois

HR 121

Rep. Ann Williams

Referred to committee

Illinois

HR 221 and SR 288

Rep. Robyn Gabel (GLLC vice chair) and

Resolutions adopted

Sen. Laura Fine (GLLC member)

Illinois

SB 9

Create Coal Ash Cleanup and Storage Act

Sen. Scott Bennett

Signed into law

Illinois

SB 175

Create Cook County Water Infrastructure Fund to help

Sen. Napoleon Harris Passed by Senate

municipalities fund improvements to facilitate water supplies from Lake Michigan

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