Illinois Senate Bill 1781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that a business that intends to establish a new utility-scale solar power facility may apply for a high impact business designation. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Increases the long-term renewable procurement plan goals after the 2025 delivery year. Requires the long-term renewable procurement plan to include the procurement of new renewable energy credits. Provides that the Adjustable Block program shall be designed to be continuously open. Authorizes utilities to recover certain costs related to the Adjustable Block program. Excludes certain costs from a limitation on the costs of the Adjustable Block program. Makes other changes concerning the Adjustable Block program. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to open a proceeding to update the interconnection standards and applicable utility tariffs. Requires the Commission to revise certain standards for interconnection based on specified criteria. Establishes an interconnection working group. Makes changes to provisions concerning net metering and the distributed generation rebate. Requires the Commission, in consultation with the Illinois Power Agency, to study and produce a report analyzing the potential for and barriers to the implementation of energy storage in Illinois. Requires the Agency to include a plan to procure energy from energy storage resources as part of its procurement plan for 2021. Extends a provision concerning a review, reconciliation, and true-up associated with renewable energy resources' collections and costs. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize emergency rulemaking. Effective immediately.

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Sen. William Cunningham [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]	Sen. Melinda Bush [D]	Sen. Ann Gillespie [D]
Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Scott Bennett [D]	Sen. Pat McGuire [D]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sen. Antonio Munoz [D]	Sen. Thomas Cullerton [D]
Sen. Heather Steans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-12-01	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
2020-04-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2020-04-12	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2020-02-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2020-02-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
2020-02-26	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2020-02-26	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2020-02-26	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2020-02-04	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2020-02-04	Senate	Re-assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2020-01-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2019-09-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
2019-04-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
2019-03-28	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2019-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2019-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2019-03-22	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
2019-03-21	Senate	Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
2019-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
2019-03-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
2019-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
2019-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
2019-02-27	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2019-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3855	1-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-56	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-75	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	655	5.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-107.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-107.6	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-107.7	New Code	See Bill Text
220	5	16-108	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-111.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	5-45	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1781&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1781.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1781sam001.htm