Signed by Governor JB Pritzker

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that requires facilities that store electric vehicle batteries to register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by February 1, 2026.

Highlights:

• Amends the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Sec. 1). 

• Requires that battery storage sites at which 5,000 kilograms or more of used batteries are stored must register with the IllinoisEnvironmental Protection Agency prior to February 2026 or prior to beginning operation if not in operation in February 2026 and maintain records related to the weight or volume of batteries stored (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies 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 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires facilities that store electric vehicle batteries to register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by February 1, 2026.

Highlights:

• Amends the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Sec. 1). 

• Requires that battery storage sites at which 5,000 kilograms or more of used batteries are stored must register with the IllinoisEnvironmental Protection Agency prior to February 2026 or prior to beginning operation if not in operation in February 2026 and maintain records related to the weight or volume of batteries stored (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies 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 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text