Illinois Senate Bill 1916

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-30 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Safety Moratorium on Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Act. Provides that no certificate of authority for the construction and operation of a pipeline intended for transportation of carbon dioxide shall be issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission before the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has adopted its revised federal safety standards for transportation of carbon dioxide. Provides that any application for a certificate of authority to construct and operate a pipeline intended for transportation of carbon dioxide currently pending before the Commission shall be held in abeyance, without prejudice, until the completion of PHMSA's rulemaking and the issuance of its new safety standards for carbon dioxide pipelines or the expiration of the temporary moratorium. Provides that the temporary moratorium will expire 2 years after the Act becomes effective or upon the adoption of PHMSA's new safety standards for carbon dioxide pipelines, whichever happens first. Effective immediately.

UTIL-MORATORIUM CO2 PIPE

Sen. Steve McClure [R]

Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

Sen. Sally Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2023-02-23	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1916&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1916.htm