HB4830 — AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
Last action — Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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Summary
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act and the Public Utilities Act. Provides that "agrivoltaic system" means a ground-mounted photovoltaic solar energy system that meets the following criteria: (1) the applicable farm plan and the system have been intentionally designed with agricultural producers, agrivoltaics experts, or both agricultural producers and agrivoltaics experts; (2) the system is constructed, installed, and operated to achieve an integrated and simultaneous production of both solar energy and current or future marketable agricultural products, including all products and activities described in the definition of "production agriculture" in the Use Tax Act and apiaries if the apiary is paired with another qualifying marketable agricultural product, by an agricultural producer; (3) the agricultural production of the system occur on land beneath or between rows of solar panels; and (4) the agricultural production of the system begins as soon as agronomically feasible and optimal for the agricultural producer after the commercial operation date of the solar panels and continues until decommissioning. Provides that "agrivoltaic system" does not include a system that has a pollinator habitat as the sole dual use of the system.
Bill Text
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Read HB4830 on the official Illinois source →Action History
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sharon Chung
Sponsors
- Sharon Chung · Primary
- Michelle Mussman · Cosponsor
- Kelly M. Cassidy · Cosponsor
- Lilian Jiménez · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Sharon Chung Democrat
Co-sponsors (3)
- Michelle Mussman Democrat
- Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat
- Lilian Jiménez Democrat
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"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.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB4830 do?
- Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act and the Public Utilities Act. Provides that "agrivoltaic system" means a ground-mounted photovoltaic solar energy system that meets the following criteria: (1) the applicable farm plan and the system have been intentionally designed with agricultural producers, agrivoltaics experts, or both agricultural producers and agrivoltaics experts; (2) the system is constructed, installed, and operated to achieve an integrated and simultaneous production of both solar energy and current or future marketable agricultural products, including all products and activities described in the definition of "production agriculture" in the Use Tax Act and apiaries if the apiary is paired with another qualifying marketable agricultural product, by an agricultural producer; (3) the agricultural production of the system occur on land beneath or between rows of solar panels; and (4) the agricultural production of the system begins as soon as agronomically feasible and optimal for the agricultural producer after the commercial operation date of the solar panels and continues until decommissioning. Provides that "agrivoltaic system" does not include a system that has a pollinator habitat as the sole dual use of the system.
- Who sponsors HB4830 ?
- HB4830 is sponsored by Sharon Chung (Democrat), Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), and Lilian Jiménez (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB4830 ?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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