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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 544          </title>
<shortdesc>SAFETY-TECH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Melinda Bush</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>House Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.)</altsponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 5/9.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009.2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning sulfur dioxide emission standards.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>415 ILCS 5/9.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>420 ILCS 10/10 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act. Provides that any municipality may establish and collect a nuclear storage impact fee from the entity that operated a nuclear facility within the boundaries of the municipality. Provides that the nuclear storage impact fee shall only be imposed on nuclear facilities that ceased generating electricity on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that the fee shall be charged to the entity that operated a nuclear facility within the boundaries of the municipality immediately before the nuclear facility ceased to generate electricity. Provides that the nuclear storage impact fee can only be applied prospectively. Provides that in any calendar year, the nuclear storage impact fee shall not exceed 25% of the average annual amount of property taxes paid to the municipality by the entity that operated the nuclear facility during the last 5 years that the nuclear facility was operational. Provides that the municipality shall conduct a public hearing before imposing the nuclear storage impact fees. Provides that the revenue collected from the fees shall be used to offset property taxes for owners of property within the boundaries of the municipality. Provides that no sale, assignment, lease, or decommissioning agreement that was executed after a nuclear facility ceased generating electricity and before the effective date of this amendatory Act shall assign or transfer the obligation to pay any nuclear storage impact fee imposed.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Executive;  016-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Melinda Bush</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment and Conservation</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation;  008-004-000</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Recalled to Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bush</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 036-020-000</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Arrived in House</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Energy Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/8/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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