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SB 2332

AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study, relating to grant funding for emergency services and public safety.

69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26) Introduced by Josh Boschee and 3 co-sponsors

Extends county review to 60 days for CAFO siting, requires notices and a county advisory report based on eight criteria, and allows blocking construction if criteria aren't met.

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/18
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Bill Summary · SB 2332

Summary — SB 2332 (Introduced Feb. 7, 2025 / Sen. Laura Ellman)

Note: The materials you provided contain inconsistencies. The bill title at the top refers to law‑enforcement pursuits, but the full text and statutory citations clearly amend the Livestock Management Facilities Act (510 ILCS 77) and address concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The legislative-action timeline you provided also conflicts with the stated “Died In Committee” status. This summary focuses on the substantive language of the bill text you supplied (amendments to Sections 12 and 12.1 of 510 ILCS 77).

Purpose and intent

To strengthen local notification, review, and advisory input on construction of new livestock management facilities — particularly medium and large CAFOs and facilities proposing lagoons — by adjusting notice and review timelines and clarifying county review powers and siting criteria.

Key provisions and changes

  • Scope: Applies to new facilities defined as medium or large CAFOs (per 40 CFR 122.23) and to livestock waste handling facilities proposing lagoons.
  • Notice to county and public: The Illinois Department of Agriculture must send a copy of the notice of intent to construct to the county board and publish public notice in a county‑level newspaper within 7 days after receiving the notice.
  • County review period: After receiving the notice, the county board may request an informational meeting with the Department. The bill lengthens the county review window to 60 days (the draft shows edits between 30 and 60 days; the intent is to extend the review period).
  • Public petition trigger: During the county review period, 75 or more county residents who are registered voters can petition the county board to require the Department to hold an informational meeting; if so petitioned the county board must request the meeting.
  • Department meeting duties: If requested, the Department must hold an informational meeting (the draft indicates the meeting should be held within 15 days of the county board’s request), provide public notice, and allow oral and written comments.
  • County advisory recommendation: The county board must submit an advisory, non‑binding recommendation at the meeting or within 30 days afterward. That recommendation must state whether the proposed facility meets each of eight specified siting criteria and describe the information used to reach that conclusion.
  • Eight siting criteria (summary): registration and waste‑management plan certification; design/location/operation protecting the environment; compatibility with surrounding character and zoning/setbacks; location relative to 100‑year floodplains, karst features, or shallow aquifers and appropriate construction standards; plans minimizing spills/runoff/leaching; reasonable odor control plans using available technologies; traffic impact minimization; consistency with community growth, tourism, recreation, or economic development projects.
  • Construction hold authority: The draft provides that a new facility may not begin construction if the county board recommends to the Department that statutory provisions or specified criteria have not been met.
  • Final determination: Section 12.1 (partially truncated in the supplied text) indicates the Department must make a final determination — generally within 15 calendar days after the close of the comment period — whether the Act’s provisions have been met.

Who is affected

  • Developers/owners/operators of new medium/large CAFOs and facilities proposing lagoons
  • County boards and county residents in counties where proposed facilities would be sited
  • Illinois Department of Agriculture (administration of notices, meetings, and final determinations)
  • Neighboring communities concerned with environmental, odor, traffic, floodplain, and economic impacts

Practical effects and implications

  • Increases local notice and opportunity for public input on CAFO siting
  • Extends county review time (potentially from 30 to 60 days), which may delay the start of construction for some projects
  • Gives county boards stronger advisory influence — and the ability to block construction where the Department determines the board’s concerns show statutory requirements haven’t been met
  • Emphasizes environmental and community compatibility factors (floodplain, karst/aquifer proximity, odor, traffic, community development)

Procedural/timeline notes and caveats

  • The draft contains editorial edits and toggled language (e.g., 30 vs. 60 days). The final legal effect depends on the enacted text.
  • The provided legislative-action list conflicts with the “Died In Committee” status and with the bill title shown separately. Verify the bill number and the official General Assembly or Secretary of State legislative database for the final enacted language, status, and effective date before relying on this summary for decision making or legal interpretation.

If you want, I can: (1) locate and compare the official enrolled bill or statute text for the final enacted version, (2) prepare a side‑by‑side of existing law vs. proposed changes, or (3) draft a one‑page brief focusing on likely impacts for counties and CAFO developers.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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