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SB3273 - 104th General Assembly
UTILITIES-INTERCONNECTIONS
Last Action
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Bill Cunningham, Javier L. Cervantes and Chris BalkemaHouse Sponsors
(Rep. Jay Hoffman)Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Sets forth procedures for the processing of interconnection requests from applicants for distributed renewable generation projects on public school land. Provides that, for all net metering credits or other credits owed to a customer who has elected to install a distributed renewable generation project on public school land, all credits intended for the benefit of the consumer must be credited by the public utility or retail energy supplier within 90 days after the public utility or retail energy supplier determines that the criteria for the credit have been met. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall adopt revisions to its standards for the interconnection of eligible renewable generating equipment and net metering credit rules to conform with the requirements of the provisions of the amendatory Act. In provisions concerning customer self-generation of electricity, provides that, for distributed renewable generation projects on public school land, any fees for interconnection applications charged by the electric cooperative or municipal system must be substantially similar to the fees charged by public utilities for the interconnection of the same or similar projects and must not exceed 150% of the cost of the base interconnection fees of the other public utilities. Effective immediately.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
Adds reference to:
220 ILCS 5/17-1000 new
Defines "public school project". Provides that, after an electric distribution company determines that an interconnection request from an applicant for a public school project (rather than distributed renewable generation project on public school land) has been completed, the electric distribution company must immediately begin (rather than immediately, without assigning the project to the queue, begin) all evaluations, reviews, and screenings of the interconnection request. Provides that if the electric distribution company determines that the public school project has a nameplate capacity that is less than 500 kilowatts (kW) with no colocated distribution resources and determines that no system modifications are required, the electric distribution company must complete all required interconnection-related evaluations, reviews, and screenings within 30 days after making such a determination and issue an interconnection agreement as soon as possible after the evaluations, reviews, and screenings are completed. Provides that, for all net metering credits earned on a monthly basis (rather than for all net metering credits) or other credits owed to a customer who has elected to install a distributed renewable generation project on public school land, all credits intended for the benefit of the consumer must be credited by the public utility or retail energy supplier within 90 days after the public utility or retail energy supplier determines that the criteria for the credit have been met. Provides that a municipal system or electric cooperative shall not charge an application fee to a public school for the interconnection of renewable generating facilities located on the public school's land to the local distribution system that exceeds more than 150% of the cost authorized by law or by rule to be recovered from customers by public utilities for the same or similarly sized facilities with the same or similar electric configurations to the local distribution system. Provides that the limit on an interconnection application fee does not apply to any required reimbursement by a public school of the cost of any reasonably required metering equipment, system impact studies, or system upgrades, which shall be limited to actual costs reasonably incurred. Makes other changes.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Inserts language that had been omitted from one version of the statutes so that the language appears in both versions of the statutes. Effective immediately.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/03/2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 2/03/2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/03/2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/17/2026 | Senate | Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities |
| 3/11/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 3/12/2026 | Senate | Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 013-000-000 |
| 3/12/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2026 |
| 3/26/2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/26/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2026 |
| 4/17/2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026 |
| 5/06/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/06/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/08/2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| 5/12/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities |
| 5/14/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 012-000-000 |
| 5/15/2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cunningham |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 5/20/2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| 5/20/2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/20/2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 5/20/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 5/20/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Assigned to Public Utilities Committee |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Public Utilities Committee; Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 5/21/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 5/27/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote |
| 5/27/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/27/2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| 5/28/2026 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/28/2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2026 |
| 5/28/2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/28/2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/28/2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy and Public Utilities |
| 5/29/2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000 |
| 5/31/2026 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000 |
| 5/31/2026 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/31/2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |