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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

SB3825LRB104 20310 BDA 33761 b

1 AN ACT concerning State government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lead 

5Service Line Replacement Bonding Act.

6 Section 5. Findings; purpose. The General Assembly finds 

7that: 

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 

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