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SB3825 • 2026
EPA-ISSUE BONDS
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EPA-ISSUE BONDS
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
EPA-ISSUE BONDS
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Full Text of SB3825 Home Legislation Full Text SB3825 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB3825 Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Lead Service Line Replacement Bonding Act. Authorizes the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to issue up to $2,000,000,000 in bonds to provide funding for the Lead Service Line Replacement Loans Program. Defines key terms. Provides that bond proceeds may be used for loans to replace lead service lines, principal forgiveness or negative interest loans for disadvantaged communities, costs of issuance and administration, and refinancing or refunding of similar obligations. LRB104 20310 BDA 33761 b A BILL FOR SB3825 LRB104 20310 BDA 33761 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lead 5 Service Line Replacement Bonding Act. 6 Section 5. Findings; purpose. The General Assembly finds 7 that: 8 (1) Lead service lines pose a serious risk to public 9 health, particularly to children and pregnant persons. 10 (2) Replacing lead service lines is a critical 11 infrastructure investment necessary to ensure safe 12 drinking water throughout the State. 13 (3) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 14 administers loan programs that assist public water 15 supplies and local governments with drinking water 16 infrastructure improvements. 17 (4) Authorizing the issuance of State bonds to 18 capitalize the Lead Service Line Replacement Loans Program 19 will accelerate the removal of lead service lines and 20 leverage federal and local funds. 21 It is therefore the purpose of this Act to authorize the 22 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to issue bonds to 23 finance loans for the replacement of lead service lines SB3825 - 2 - LRB104 20310 BDA 33761 b 1 throughout Illinois. 2 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 3 "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection 4 Agency. 5 "Bond" or "bonds" means bonds, notes, or other evidences 6 of indebtedness issued by the Agency pursuant to this Act. 7 "Lead service line" has the meaning ascribed to that term 8 in Section 17.12 of the Environmental Protection Act. 9 "Lead Service Line Replacement Loans Program" or "LSLR 10 Program" means the loan program administered by the Agency to 11 provide financial assistance for the full replacement of lead 12 service lines, including both publicly and privately owned 13 portions. 14 Section 15. Authority to issue bonds. 15 (a) The Agency is authorized to issue bonds, in one or more 16 series, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 17 $2,000,000,000, for the purpose of providing funding for the 18 Lead Service Line Replacement Loans Program. 19 (b) Bonds issued under this Act may be used to: 20 (1) provide low-interest or zero-interest loans for 21 lead service line replacement projects; 22 (2) provide principal forgiveness or negative interest 23 loans to disadvantaged communities to the extent permitted 24 by law; SB3825 - 3 - LRB104 20310 BDA 33761 b 1 (3) pay costs of issuance, administration, and credit 2 enhancement related to the bonds; and 3 (4) refinance or refund outstanding obligations issued 4 for similar purposes, if determined to be in the best 5 interest of the State. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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