IllinoisIllinois environmental agency will set laboratory fees without committee approval
Starting January 1, 2027, the law assigns laboratory certification fee decisions to Illinois’s environmental agency, which must base charges on actual and expected program costs.
What it does
Starting January 1, 2027, Illinois’s environmental agency determines laboratory certification fees based on program costs, without approval from a laboratory certification committee.
Argument forAllowing the agency to set fees without committee approval could reduce approval steps when charges need to reflect certification costs.
Argument againstWithout committee review, laboratories could have less formal input into certification fees that affect their operating costs.
More detail
Illinois’s environmental agency determines laboratory certification fee schedules without approval from the Environmental Laboratory Certification Committee. The fee schedules cover laboratories seeking certification to test public water supplies, water pollution, and waste. Fees must reflect actual and expected costs of certification under state and federal programs and the agency’s related costs. State government bodies are exempt. Municipal governments are exempt for certification to test public water supplies. Costs of certifying exempt laboratories must be left out when calculating replacement fee schedules. The law takes effect January 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 31Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0680Latest
- Jul 31Effective Date January 1, 2027
- Jul 31Governor J. B. Pritzker ApprovedBecame Law
- Jun 18Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 21Passed Both Houses
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 21Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000Passed Senate
- May 19Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- May 14Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- May 14Second ReadingMinor
- May 7Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2026Minor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000
- Apr 28Assigned to Environment and ConservationMinor
- Apr 22Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- Apr 22Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Graciela Guzmán
- Apr 14Referred to Assignments
- Apr 14First ReadingMinor
- Apr 14Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- Apr 10Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026Minor
- Apr 10Arrive in SenateMinor
- Apr 9Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000Passed House
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 8Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Mar 27Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Mar 26Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 028-000-000
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12Assigned to Energy & Environment CommitteeMinor
- Feb 6Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 6First ReadingMinor
- Feb 3Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. NessIntroduced
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