Illinois 103rd Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 5 R cosponsors

SB 1588 — IL POWER AG-BROWNFIELD SITE

Last action — Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Adds to the definition of "brownfield site photovoltaic project", photovoltaics that meet the criteria that the project is interconnected to an electric utility, a municipal utility, a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative as defined in the Public Utilities Act and is located on any part of the site, and within the property boundaries, of a coal-fueled electric generating plant in this State that was retired as of January 1, 2023, or that the generating plant owner commits to retire prior to the commercial operation date of the project. In provisions concerning renewable energy credits from new projects in the long-term renewable resources procurement plan, the Agency shall procure 55% from photovoltaic projects where at least 44% (rather than 47%) are from utility-scale solar projects and at least 3% are from projects that meet specified criteria. Effective immediately.

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Action History

  1. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  2. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  3. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  4. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  5. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023

  6. Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities

  7. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  11. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023

  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities

  13. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant

  17. Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities

  18. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  19. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  20. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin

  21. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  22. Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities

  23. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  24. Referred to Assignments

  25. First Reading

  26. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

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Not signed on (170)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1588 do?
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Adds to the definition of "brownfield site photovoltaic project", photovoltaics that meet the criteria that the project is interconnected to an electric utility, a municipal utility, a public utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative as defined in the Public Utilities Act and is located on any part of the site, and within the property boundaries, of a coal-fueled electric generating plant in this State that was retired as of January 1, 2023, or that the generating plant owner commits to retire prior to the commercial operation date of the project. In provisions concerning renewable energy credits from new projects in the long-term renewable resources procurement plan, the Agency shall procure 55% from photovoltaic projects where at least 44% (rather than 47%) are from utility-scale solar projects and at least 3% are from projects that meet specified criteria. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 1588?
SB 1588 is sponsored by Bill Cunningham (Democrat), Christopher Belt (Democrat), Doris Turner (Democrat), Jason Plummer (Republican), Sue Rezin (Republican), Mattie Hunter (Democrat), David Koehler (Democrat), Terri Bryant (Republican), Tom Bennett, Laura Fine (Democrat), Sally J. Turner (Republican), Andrew S. Chesney (Republican), and Kimberly A. Lightford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1588?
This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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