Roll Call: IL HB0592 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall have primary responsibility for the coordination and oversight of all State governmental functions concerning the regulation of nuclear power, including environmental radiochemical analysis (currently, does not include environmental radiochemical analysis). Provides that the Agency shall implement a comprehensive radiochemistry laboratory program. Requires the Director of the Agency to employ and direct such personnel, and shall provide for such laboratory and other facilities, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act and other specified Acts. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Provides that the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Program shall consist of development and implementation of a radiochemistry laboratory capable of preparing environmental samples, performing analyses, quantification, and reporting for assessment and radiation exposure control due to accidental radioactive releases from nuclear power plants into the environment. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0133 [HB0592 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Provides that the Illinois Emergency Management Agency shall have primary responsibility for the coordination and oversight of all State governmental functions concerning the regulation of nuclear power, including environmental radiochemical analysis (currently, does not include environmental radiochemical analysis). Provides that the Agency shall implement a comprehensive radiochemistry laboratory program. Requires the Director of the Agency to employ and direct such personnel, and shall provide for such laboratory and other facilities, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act and other specified Acts. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Provides that the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Program shall consist of development and implementation of a radiochemistry laboratory capable of preparing environmental samples, performing analyses, quantification, and reporting for assessment and radiation exposure control due to accidental radioactive releases from nuclear power plants into the environment. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0133 [HB0592 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Vote: Motion in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 57 | 39 | 18 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | 2 | 2 | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 41 | 18 |
