Illinois House Bill 3090 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-04 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Environmental Justice Act. Creates the Illinois Environmental Justice Advisory Council to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Governor, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the other State agencies about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice and on policies, practices, and specific actions. Requires the Agency to: (1) develop and implement a strategy prioritizing enforcement in neighborhoods with environmental justice populations; (2) compile an annual report detailing the number and types of enforcement actions in neighborhoods with environmental justice populations; (3) establish and maintain a supplemental environmental project bank with specified requirements; (4) publish a progress report on environmental justice no less often than every 5 years; and (5) work with the Department of Public Health to establish health risk assessment guidelines and develop an online mapping tool that identifies specified information. Contains requirements for environmental impact reports. Requires the Director of the Agency to appoint a Director of Environmental Justice within the Agency to perform specified duties. Provides that State agencies shall (1) designate an environmental justice coordinator for each State agency to perform specified actions and (2) develop a specific policy or strategy to promote environmental justice. Establishes the Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group to maximize State resources, research, and technical assistance to further the purposes of the Act and of environmental justice in the State. Provides that environmental justice coordinators shall serve as their State agency's representative to the Interagency Environmental Working Group. Contains other provisions.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACT

Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]
Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]
Rep. Theresa Mah [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-04	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-03-04	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-01-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2022-01-05	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
2022-01-05	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2022-01-05	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2021-05-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2021-05-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2021-05-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2021-05-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2021-04-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2021-04-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2021-04-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2021-04-23	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-21	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-21	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2021-04-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2021-04-20	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2021-04-13	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. David A. Welter
2021-04-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-03-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2021-03-22	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 018-011-000
2021-03-16	House	Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
2021-02-19	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-19	House	First Reading
2021-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3090&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3090.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3090ham001.htm