PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The energy bill lawmakers are hoping to pass may not reach the finish line in October according to State Sen. Dave Koehler on Saturday's On the Record.

The aptly named fall veto session allows lawmakers to revisit bills that were vetoed by Gov. JB Pritzker. It's also a time to pass bills that failed to move during the spring legislative session.

That includes the energy bill, which would allow large modular nuclear reactors to be built in Illinois and invest in energy storage.

"If it doesn't happen, then it could come back in January, and we could decide then. But I think it's very important that we do pass an energy bill that contains battery storage," the Peoria Democrat said.

Energy has become a focus for lawmakers, as a potential grid capacity crisis in the n

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