Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Enacted 6 D cosponsors

SB 486 — PROP TX-SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0781

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  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    0 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

79 added · 81 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 486 raises the financial calculation for improvements on commercial solar energy systems from $199,000 to $218,000 per megawatt. Additionally, it removes a provision that exempted certain ownership of commercial solar systems from the bill's regulations, ensuring that all such systems are now subject to the same assessment rules. These changes aim to streamline how commercial solar projects are valued and regulated, potentially encouraging more investment in solar energy by providing clearer guidelines and strengthening financial support.

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SB0486 Engrossed LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b AN ACT concerning revenue.
SB0486 Enrolled LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b AN ACT concerning revenue.
or SB0486 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b (2) A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and converts it into electricity;
or SB0486 Enrolled - 2 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b (2) A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and converts it into electricity;
and (C) Any legal, financial, or institutional orders, certificates, or mechanisms, including easements, leases, SB0486 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b and agreements, required to ensure continued access to solar energy, its source, or its use in a solar energy system, and including monitoring and educational elements of a demonstration project.
and (C) Any legal, financial, or institutional orders, certificates, or mechanisms, including easements, leases, SB0486 Enrolled - 3 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b and agreements, required to ensure continued access to solar energy, its source, or its use in a solar energy system, and including monitoring and educational elements of a demonstration project.
Commercial Solar Energy Systems SB0486 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b (35 ILCS 200/10-720 new) Sec.
Commercial Solar Energy Systems SB0486 Enrolled - 4 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b (35 ILCS 200/10-720 new) Sec.
"Commercial solar energy system real property cost basis" means the owner of a commercial solar energy system's interest in the land within the project boundaries and real property improvements and shall be calculated at $199,000 per megawatt of nameplate capacity.
"Commercial solar energy system real property cost basis" means the owner of a commercial solar energy system's interest in the land within the project boundaries and real property improvements and shall be calculated at $218,000 per megawatt of nameplate capacity.
"Ground installed" means the installation of a commercial solar energy system, with the primary purpose of solar energy generation for wholesale or retail sale, on a parcel or tract SB0486 Engrossed - 5 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b of land.
"Ground installed" means the installation of a commercial solar energy system, with the primary purpose of solar energy generation for wholesale or retail sale, on a parcel or tract SB0486 Enrolled - 5 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b of land.
(35 ILCS 200/10-730 new) Sec.
10-730.
Exempt properties.
The provisions of this SB0486 Engrossed - 6 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b Division do not apply to commercial solar energy systems that are owned by any person or entity that is otherwise exempt from taxation under this Code.
Commercial solar energy systems not subject to equalization.
Commercial solar energy systems not subject to SB0486 Enrolled - 6 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b equalization.
The owner of the ground installed commercial solar energy system shall deliver a copy of the survey to the chief county assessment officer and to the owner SB0486 Engrossed - 7 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b of the land upon which the ground installed commercial solar energy system is constructed.
The owner of the ground installed commercial solar energy system shall deliver a copy of the survey to the chief county assessment officer and to the owner of the land upon which the ground installed commercial solar energy system is constructed.
Upon receiving a copy of the survey, the chief county assessment officer shall issue separate parcel identification numbers for the real property improvements and the land containing the ground installed commercial solar energy system to be used only for the purposes of property assessment for taxation.
Upon receiving a copy of the survey and an agreed acknowledgement to the separate parcel identification number by the owner of the land upon which the ground installed commercial solar energy system is constructed, the chief county assessment officer shall issue a SB0486 Enrolled - 7 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b separate parcel identification for the real property improvements, including the land containing the ground installed commercial solar energy system, to be used only for the purposes of property assessment for taxation.
SB0486 Engrossed - 8 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b Notwithstanding any other provision of law, real property assessed as farmland in accordance with Section 10-110 in the assessment year prior to valuation under this Division shall return to being assessed as farmland in accordance with Section 10-110 in the year following completion of the removal of the commercial solar energy system as long as the property is returned to a farm use as defined in Section 1-60 of this Act, notwithstanding that the land was not used for farming for the 2 preceding years.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, real property assessed as farmland in accordance with Section 10-110 in the assessment year prior to valuation under this Division shall SB0486 Enrolled - 8 - LRB100 05150 HLH 15160 b return to being assessed as farmland in accordance with Section 10-110 in the year following completion of the removal of the commercial solar energy system as long as the property is returned to a farm use as defined in Section 1-60 of this Act, notwithstanding that the land was not used for farming for the 2 preceding years.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0781

  2. Effective Date August 10, 2018

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Concurs

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 055-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 055-000-000

  9. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive

  14. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3, 4 - May 30, 2018

  19. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3, 4

  20. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  22. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted

  23. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

  24. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000

  25. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee

  26. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018

  27. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee

  28. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  29. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  30. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

  31. Second Reading - Short Debate

  32. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer

  34. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine

  35. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  36. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes

  37. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  40. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson

  41. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  42. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  43. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  44. Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 011-000-000

  45. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  46. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  47. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  48. Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lou Lang

  49. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  50. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  51. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  52. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  53. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee

  54. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  55. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  56. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  57. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente

  58. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  59. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick

  60. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek

  61. Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

  62. Referred to Rules Committee

  63. First Reading

  64. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  65. Arrived in House

  66. Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000

  67. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  68. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Harmon

  69. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon

  70. Recalled to Second Reading

  71. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  72. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  73. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 005-000-000

  74. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Revenue

  75. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  76. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon

  77. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018

  78. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 009-000-000

  79. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue

  80. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  81. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon

  82. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

  83. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2018

  84. Approved for Consideration Assignments

  85. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

  86. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading June 29, 2017

  87. Approved for Consideration Assignments

  88. Re-referred to Assignments

  89. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017

  90. Second Reading

  91. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017

  92. Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000

  93. Assigned to Executive

  94. Referred to Assignments

  95. First Reading

  96. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 3

Passed 55 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democrat 15000
Republican 8001
Total 55004
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Link — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Not Voting
Rooney — Yea
McConnaughay — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Bennett — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Harris — Not Voting
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Oberweis — Not Voting
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Landek — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Concurrence, Amendment 4

Passed 55 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democrat 15000
Republican 8001
Total 55004
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Barickman — Yea
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Landek — Yea
Rooney — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Not Voting
McConnaughay — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Oberweis — Not Voting
McGuire — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Harris — Not Voting
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Link — Yea
Manar — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71003
Republican 12000
Democrat 32000
Total 115003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Batinick — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Breen — Yea
Bristow — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carroll — Yea
McDermed — Yea
Frese — Yea
Lang — Yea
Long — Yea
Sente — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Stratton — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Sauer — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Brady — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Turner — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Unes — Yea
Wallace — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Jones — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Connor — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Conyears-Ervin — Yea
Costello — Yea
Currie — Yea
Greenwood — Yea
Hays — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Ives — Yea
Jesiel — Yea
Jimenez — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Davis — Yea
Wheeler, Barbara — Yea
Wheeler, Keith — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
McSweeney — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Finnie, Natalie — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Tabares — Not Voting
Wehrli — Yea
Welter — Yea
Willis — Yea
Winger — Yea
Yingling — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Drury — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Parkhurst — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Skillicorn — Not Voting
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Madigan — Not Voting
Andersson — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Yea
Dan Swanson Republican Yea
Dave Severin Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28007
Republican 9000
Democrat 14001
Total 51008
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bush — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
Rooney — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Yea
McConnaughay — Not Voting
Mulroe — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Harris — Yea
Raoul — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Not Voting
Nybo — Not Voting
Oberweis — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Not Voting
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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What does SB 486 do?
Amends the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative intent.
Who sponsors SB 486?
SB 486 is sponsored by Don Harmon (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Steven A. Andersson, Michael D. Unes, Robyn Gabel (Democrat), Laura Fine (Democrat), Nick Sauer, Hernandez, Lisa, and Napoleon Harris III (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 486?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2017. Enacted.
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