Roll Call: IL SB0076 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 50-20)
Status: (Vetoed) 2023-11-08 - Total Veto Stands [SB0076 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Veto Message) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes language that provides that no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power plant to be located within the State, and no certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall be issued therefor by the Illinois Commerce Commission, until the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that the United States Government, through its authorized agency, has identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such construction has been specifically approved by a statute enacted by the General Assembly. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 50-20)
Status: (Vetoed) 2023-11-08 - Total Veto Stands [SB0076 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Veto Message) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| Nay | 13 | 13 | - |
| Not Voting | 7 | 7 | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 40 | 19 |
