# Illinois HB1700: FUNDS-COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT Illinois HB1700, FUNDS-COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0477); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1700-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1700 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: FUNDS-COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2026-06-26, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0477 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: financial institutions and licensing, assignments, executive - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (378 yes, 173 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 104 ## Summary Amends the Deposit of State Moneys Act and the Public Funds Investment Act. Provides that the State Treasurer or any public agency may consider the current and historical ratings that a financial institution has received under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act when deciding whether to deposit State or public funds in that financial institution. Provides that, effective January 1, 2026, no State or public funds may be deposited in a financial institution subject to the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act unless either (i) the institution has a current rating of satisfactory or outstanding under the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act or (ii) the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has not yet completed its initial examination of the institution pursuant to the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Makes conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More efficiency help for low-income homes: benefit, high. Utilities serving more than 3 million customers must spend at least $40 million a year on efficiency for low-income households. Utilities serving more than 500,000 but fewer than 3 million customers must spend at least $13 million a year. The program’s low-income threshold is 80% of area median inc… - Grants for storage at former coal sites: benefit, high. The state provides up to $280.5 million in grants for storage facilities at qualifying coal sites: up to three in the MISO region and two in the PJM region. A facility must have at least 37 megawatts of storage capacity. Grants pay $110,000 per megawatt each year for 10 years after commercial opera… - More funding for low-income solar: benefit, high. The state plan provides up to $50 million per delivery year for Illinois Solar for All and related programs, starting with the year that began June 1, 2018. Four delivery years—beginning June 1, 2021, 2024, 2027, and 2030—also receive $10 million for workforce programs and reporting. The Commission… - More utility energy storage across Illinois: benefit, high. The Illinois Power Agency must procure contracts for at least 1,038 megawatts of stand-alone storage: 450 megawatts in MISO Zone 4 and 588 megawatts in the PJM ComEd Area. The initial procurement is due by August 26, 2026, or 90 days after the law takes effect, whichever comes first. Contracts last… - More flexibility for community solar subscribers: benefit, medium. Subscribers can keep or transfer a community solar subscription after moving within the same utility service area, subject to reasonable plan limits. Qualifying shared and community solar projects up to 5,000 kilowatts can receive credits for subscribers’ shares of project output. For some projects… - More utility bill and data information: benefit, medium. Before installing a qualifying home electrification measure, a utility must estimate its effect on monthly electric bills and yearly energy costs. Qualifying customers who produce more electricity than they use receive one-to-one kilowatt-hour credits on later bills; unused credits expire at the en… - More weatherization help for low-income homes: benefit, medium. Utilities must help low-income customers connect with energy and assistance programs when practical. Beginning January 1, 2027, they must use state and federal weatherization programs when practical and favor providers experienced in low-income communities. Utilities must set aside at least 15% of… - Net-metering customers avoid extra fees: benefit, medium. Electricity providers must charge net-metering customers the same rates and monthly charges that apply to similar customers without net metering. Providers cannot add net-metering-only fees or requirements unless Commission rules allow them or similar customers also face them. Customers still pay a… - Gas utilities fund low-income energy aid: benefit, medium. If a gas utility misses its energy-efficiency standard after three years, it must contribute $600,000, $400,000, or $200,000 to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, based on its size. The utility cannot recover this contribution from ratepayers. The law directs funds to the program but do… - Training placements for Climate Works applicants: benefit, medium. Funded Climate Works Hubs must prioritize placements when the applicant pool allows. At least one-third of placements go to applicants living in both an R3 Area and an environmental justice community. At least two-thirds go to applicants living in either type of area. Additional preferences apply t… - More solar help for low-income households: benefit, medium. Illinois Solar for All supports residential solar, low-income community solar participation, and eligible nonprofit and public facilities. Available funds start with a 35% share for residential programs, 40% for community solar, and 25% for nonprofits and public facilities; those shares can change… - New funding for geothermal projects: benefit, medium. Starting with the delivery year beginning June 1, 2028, the Agency must set aside up to $10 million per year to buy credits from new geothermal heating and cooling systems. Qualifying contracts last 15 years and follow Agency rules for project eligibility and performance. Starting with the plan for… - Caps on carbon credit contract bids: benefit, medium. The Illinois Power Agency cannot accept bids for the specified carbon mitigation credit contracts above set limits. The caps are $30.30 per megawatt-hour for the delivery year beginning June 1, 2022; $32.50 for 2023; $33.43 for 2024; $33.50 for 2025; and $34.50 for 2026. The limits can constrain co… - Higher energy-saving goals for large utilities: benefit, medium. Utilities serving more than 3 million customers have energy-saving targets that reach 21.5% in 2030. Utilities serving more than 500,000 but fewer than 3 million customers have targets that reach 16% in 2030. After 2030, targets generally rise by 0.9 percentage points each year for the largest util… - Limits on renewable credit costs for customers: benefit, medium. The law limits zero-emission credit costs added to eligible customers’ electric bills to 1.65% of the amount paid per kilowatt-hour in the year ending May 31, 2009. If a supplier’s payments exceed the average credit payment, it must repay the difference within 120 days, and utilities credit custome… - More efficiency funds for low-income households: benefit, medium. Utilities must direct at least 25% of approved efficiency spending to households with income at or below 80% of area median income. At least 80% of low-income measure spending must support whole-building weatherization. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered gas utilities must direct at least 25% of th… - More geothermal options for homes: benefit, medium. Beginning June 1, 2028, at least 33% of each geothermal program block must be available for residential systems. At least 10% must be available to equity-eligible contractors. The Agency must work toward making at least 40% available to systems in Equity Investment Eligible Communities and propose… - More paths for clean energy projects: benefit, medium. The law expands clean-energy procurement options and sets aside capacity for small solar, community solar, public schools, and equity-eligible contractors. At least 5% goes to community-driven solar, and at least 10% goes to qualifying projects from equity-eligible contractors; the Agency must prop… - More renewable project contracts: benefit, medium. The Illinois Power Agency must open new blocks for several categories of renewable energy projects. The first blocks include at least 75 megawatts for category (i), 75 megawatts for category (ii), 50 megawatts for category (iv), 10 megawatts for category (v), and 75 megawatts across the first two c… - Renewable project payments arrive sooner: benefit, medium. Qualifying renewable energy projects receive part of their contract value sooner after they connect, operate, and pass compliance checks. For category one projects, utilities pay 50% of the 15-year contract value at that point and the rest evenly over 6 years. For covered category two, four, five,… - Virtual power plant customers can share data: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, utilities must help customers in the virtual power plant program share their information with an aggregator. This helps the aggregator serve contracted customers and meet reporting rules. The law does not set a payment amount. - Clearer terms for virtual power plants: benefit, low. Starting June 1, 2026, an aggregator must explain payment terms and possible fees before enrolling a customer in a virtual power plant program. The program tariff must include a complaint process. On Commission order, the utility must suspend an aggregator for repeated or serious violations. - Demand-response users avoid extra fees: benefit, low. Starting June 1, 2026, virtual power plant tariffs cannot impose extra charges, fees, or insurance requirements just because a customer owns or operates demand-response technology. The customer must face the same requirements as similar customers without that technology. - Grid connection records become public: benefit, low. Starting June 1, 2026, the Commission must create a group to study grid connections and report at least once a year. The group must set a standard Level 1 connection cost of no more than $200. Utilities must also publish final connection agreements and studies within 12 months after the group submi… - Lower charges for some power customers: benefit, low. Customers of a qualifying alternative electric supplier can pay lower charges when the supplier uses eligible credits from facilities it owned on December 31, 2015. The facilities cannot use wind or solar power, and all suppliers’ credits under this rule are capped at 9% of Illinois’s target renewa… - More solar access for small businesses: benefit, low. The Illinois Power Agency must propose early contract payments for qualifying firms before their projects begin operating. The payments focus on small and emerging businesses and firms facing serious barriers to capital, and can cover added costs from prevailing wages or project labor agreements. T… - More clean-energy job connections: benefit, low. The state provides clean-energy job, training, contractor, and funding information through public online tools. Solar program administrators must help training graduates find jobs, connect trainees with participating companies, and link some low-income solar customers with energy-efficiency and hom… - State funding supports solar and storage planning: benefit, low. The law creates a state fund that supports renewable-energy credit purchases and Illinois Solar for All. The fund has no stated total amount. The Illinois Power Agency must plan referrals between Solar for All and income-based energy-efficiency programs, including ways to address home repairs. It m… - Clean coal studies get bond repayment: benefit, low. Coal Development Bonds reimburse unrelated third parties for preparing specified cost quotes and studies for the initial clean coal facility. The law does not state a reimbursement amount. - Large energy users get renewable credits: benefit, low. Approved self-direct customers receive an annual credit based on certain renewable procurement costs from the prior delivery year. To qualify, a customer must use new wind or solar contracts lasting at least 10 years and covering at least 40% of the customer’s prior-year use. The customer must inte… - Limits on utility costs passed through: benefit, low. Utilities using an energy-efficiency formula rate cannot pass through incentive pay tied to net income or an affiliate’s earnings per share. Pension and other post-employment benefit costs need support from an actuarial study, except when recovered under other specified rate rules. These limits res… - Lower power charges for large businesses: benefit, low. Starting June 1, 2023, approved large self-direct customers that retire eligible energy credits receive a reduction in certain electricity charges. The reduction is set each year based on expected costs for renewable credits under qualifying new wind and solar contracts. Costs for specified earlier… - More public projects get efficiency funding: benefit, low. When a utility files a covered efficiency plan, at least 30% of its non-residential spending must go to measures from specified public-sector customers. These include local governments, school districts, and public colleges. The minimum replaces the usual rule requiring 10% of the entire portfolio… - Past extension of efficiency plans: benefit, low. Approved utility efficiency plans covering June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2017, remained in force through December 31, 2017. Utilities could increase approved goals and budgets to cover the added months. This temporary extension has ended. - More clean-energy work for equity contractors: benefit, low. At least 10% of relevant procurement capacity must go to qualifying equity-eligible contractors. The Agency must propose raising that share over time to 40%; 40% is not an immediate requirement. The Agency must also propose advances for qualifying contractors after contract signing but before a pro… - Electricity charge funds storage projects: cost, low. Since January 1, 2023, qualifying Illinois utilities collect a charge for each kilowatt-hour delivered to delivery-service customers. The money pays for renewable energy credits and energy-storage grants, with collections reconciled against actual costs. The law does not state the charge amount. - Renewable program costs on bills: cost, low. Electric utility customers may pay reasonable costs for running and reviewing renewable energy programs through their utility bills. These costs include administering and evaluating solar and geothermal programs. The law does not state how much they add to an individual bill. - Vehicle storage systems lose rebate access: cost, low. Vehicle storage systems defined by the law cannot receive this rebate. The law does not state the amount of any rebate an owner forgoes. - Clean-energy credits must be retired: cost, low. Renewable-energy credits bought with money from the state renewable-energy fund must be retired permanently and cannot be reused. Utilities must also retire carbon credits used for the related program. If a covered carbon-free resource is sold, its program duties pass to the new owner. The carbon-c… - New clean-energy fees for project bidders: cost, low. The Illinois Power Agency may charge fees to recover costs from renewable-energy procurement bidders and program applicants. Some Adjustable Block Program fee changes of more than 25% need Commission approval. Storage bidders must pay a nonrefundable deposit of at least $10,000 per bid, as practica… - Old industrial gas-efficiency option ended: cost, low. A past self-directed efficiency option and feedstock exemption for qualifying industrial natural-gas customers no longer apply after January 1, 2020. Under the former option, a self-directing customer had to fund a reserve account each year with 2% of natural-gas costs or $150,000, whichever was le… - Caps on utility efficiency spending: cost, low. For efficiency plans starting in 2027, spending caps are 4.25% for utilities with more than 3 million customers. For utilities with more than 500,000 but fewer than 3 million customers, caps are 4.21% in 2027, 5.25% in 2028, and 6.06% in 2029. Research and pilot projects can use no more than 4% of… - New fees for energy program firms: cost, low. The Illinois Power Agency charges utilities, bidders, and participating firms fees to cover energy procurement and program costs. The Agency may also charge a fee when a renewable-credit contract is assigned to a qualified new holder. The law does not set fee amounts, and these are not direct house… - New rebates for home energy systems: mixed, high. Customers who are not eligible for net metering can receive rebates of $250 per kilowatt of generation and $250 per kilowatt-hour of storage. Systems that would have qualified for net metering before January 1, 2025, and have not received a generation rebate, can receive $300 per kilowatt through D… - Solar and storage rebates for customers: mixed, high. Customers with qualifying solar or other distributed-generation systems and storage can get utility rebates. Before the threshold date, rebates are generally $250 or $300 per kilowatt for generation and per kilowatt-hour for storage. The threshold date is December 31, 2024, or when the utility's ne… - Power plant emissions limits tighten over time: mixed, high. Beginning June 1, 2026, covered power plants face phased limits on greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Nonpublic coal- and oil-fired units must reach zero emissions by January 1, 2030. Public coal units must cut CO2e emissions 45% by January 1, 2035, and reach zero by December 31, 2045; plants m… - More renewable power, higher cost limits: mixed, high. The law raises utility renewable-energy targets to at least 40% by delivery year 2030 and keeps them there afterward. The Illinois Power Agency must try to reach 50% by 2040. Annual renewable credit deliveries rise to 45 million by delivery year 2030, with at least 55% from solar and set shares for… - New rules for home energy credits: mixed, medium. Systems registered before January 1, 2025 keep their old net-metering service for life, even after a customer or provider change. New customers use updated credit rules: those without hourly pricing choose a 1-to-1 power credit or money for monthly extra power; hourly customers receive credits base… - More safeguards for solar customers: mixed, medium. The Illinois Power Agency must approve energy vendors and can require inspections, repairs, bonds, or customer protections for people harmed by vendors. It must also provide complaint centers and refer complaints to authorities when appropriate. The Agency may require clear information before custo… - Community solar subscribers get bill credits: mixed, medium. Subscribers to eligible community renewable projects must receive bill credits for their share of the power produced. Credits include applicable energy, capacity, transmission, and other supply values. Rules vary by utility size and service area; some subscribers must receive power from the utility… - Customer bills track efficiency costs: mixed, medium. Utilities can recover approved, reasonable energy-efficiency costs from retail customers, without charging twice for the same costs. Some utilities can defer all yearly efficiency spending, including spending above their funding level, and recover approved costs over time while earning a return. Ut… - Customers can earn virtual power payments: mixed, medium. Beginning June 1, 2026, covered utilities must offer programs for customers to enroll storage and electric-vehicle technology and provide grid services. Participants can receive enrollment and performance payments, with higher upfront payments for specified low-to-moderate income customers and qual… - Solar customers get rebates, ratepayers pay: mixed, medium. An Illinois utility with at least 3 million retail customers must rebate certain costs for solar paired with storage at or beside a customer's property. Covered costs include connection work and wholesale demand charges incurred after the law takes effect; the law sets no dollar cap. Utility custom… - Industrial gas users can opt out: mixed, medium. Starting June 1, 2026, qualifying private industrial gas customers can opt out of covered utility efficiency plans. They must meet industry and gas-use limits, submit the required request and energy audit on time, and renew for each plan cycle. Starting January 1 of the next plan cycle, they stop p… - Tighter pollution rules for gas power units: mixed, medium. Beginning June 1, 2026, covered nonpublic gas-fired units cannot emit more greenhouse gases or copollutants in any 12-month period than their existing emissions. Beginning that date, covered owners also cannot receive regulatory relief from the emissions duties. After January 1, 2035, certain units… - New payment rules for clean-energy credits: mixed, medium. The Agency moves unused procurement capacity to categories with waitlisted projects, using the next delivery year’s credit price. For some qualifying 15-year contracts, utilities pay the full estimated contract value when a project connects and passes verification; other contracts pay 15% then spre… - Grid needs can delay emissions deadlines: mixed, medium. Starting June 1, 2026, covered units can keep emitting after a deadline when needed for grid reliability or emergency backup. Some units need Commission approval to continue as emergency backups. If a grid operator requires a unit to keep running, it must help resolve the problem and cut emissions… - Power plans weigh cost and reliability: mixed, medium. Starting June 1, 2026, the Illinois Commerce Commission must hold a hearing before approving an integrated utility resource plan. Plans must assess resource needs for the next 5 years and consider the following 10 years. They must address reliability, affordability, emissions, environmental justice… - Clean power contracts affect utility costs: mixed, medium. The Agency procures zero-emission credits under 10-year contracts covering about 16% of specified electricity; those contracts end May 31, 2027. Utilities serving at least 3 million Illinois customers also seek up to about 54.5 million carbon mitigation credits for five delivery years, through May… - Cost-based power deals for converted coal plants: mixed, medium. The Illinois Power Agency and Commission can approve electricity agreements for qualifying converted clean coal plants. Prices must follow the plant’s service costs and stay within cost-based limits. Utilities can recover qualifying contract costs through tariffs, which may affect customer bills. - Electric bills fund coal-site clean energy: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2023, covered utilities charge delivery-services customers for each kilowatt-hour used. The law does not set the charge amount; utilities reconcile collections against actual costs. The money supports renewable energy credits and grants for energy storage and renewable projects… - Long-term renewable credit price contracts: mixed, medium. The Illinois Power Agency must use indexed renewable credit contracts for covered competitive purchases and new utility-scale wind and solar projects. Contracts must last at least 20 years. Each month, the parties settle the difference between the market index and the agreed strike price based on e… - More contracts for wind and solar power: mixed, medium. The law supports renewable projects through capacity blocks, long-term contracts, and purchases of renewable energy credits. Some Adjustable Block projects receive a 4% discount; specified projects receive full payment at connection or 20% upfront, with the rest paid over four years. Covered new ut… - More help through Solar for All: mixed, medium. Illinois Solar for All can use up to $10 million for the program year starting June 1, 2026, and up to $5 million for the year starting June 1, 2027. The authority ends May 31, 2028. Some applicants in low-income or environmental justice communities may confirm income themselves, and the Agency mus… - More opportunities for community solar projects: mixed, medium. Community renewable project owners or operators can apply for the available rebate even when subscribers are households or businesses; a project cannot receive another application-based rebate after an owner or operator has applied. The law also sets aside 250 megawatts for certain older community… - More support for energy-saving programs: mixed, medium. Utilities must use at least 10% or 7% of annual efficiency funding, based on customer count, for eligible public entities. Public housing receives a share tied to its share of public-building energy use, and committees guide low-income program design with budgets equal to 0.25% of utility efficienc… - Natural gas efficiency plans and costs: mixed, medium. The Commission can reward natural gas utilities that meet energy-saving plan rules. Plans must budget at least 5% of covered customer payments, save energy for an average of at least 12 years, and spend at least 67% of incentive dollars on qualifying load-reduction or health and safety measures. Ut… - New efficiency rules for electric utilities: mixed, medium. Electric utilities must file energy-efficiency plans on schedule; late filings can bring $100,000 daily penalties paid to the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund. Utilities serving more than 3 million customers must spend at least $25 million each year on third-party efficiency programs. Through December… - Power plant credit payments change: mixed, medium. Zero-emission credit prices start at $16.50 per megawatt-hour, adjusted for inflation, and rise by $1 per megawatt-hour each delivery year starting June 1, 2023. A market-price adjustment against a $31.40 baseline can reduce payment to zero. Carbon mitigation contract payments must subtract applica… - Renewable credit rules expand and tighten: mixed, medium. The Illinois Power Agency can accept some renewable credits from neighboring states and can count power sent over a qualifying 525-kilovolt line as Illinois-generated. It must follow geographic rules, and credits generally cannot count when a generating unit's costs were recovered through state-reg… - Utilities face new efficiency goals: mixed, medium. Starting in 2027, covered utilities must meet yearly energy-saving goals. Utilities serving more than 3 million customers have a 2% goal. Utilities serving 500,000 to 3 million customers have goals of 1.4% in 2027, 1.7% in 2028, and 2% from 2029 onward. Utilities may count some energy savings from… - Utility efficiency goals change returns: mixed, medium. Utilities serving more than 500,000 but fewer than 3 million customers face return changes tied to energy savings. Through December 31, 2025, returns can fall below 84.4% of a goal or rise above 100%; from January 1, 2026, they can rise or fall around 100%. Adjustments are capped at 200 basis point… - Utility energy-saving programs change: mixed, medium. Utilities must use smart-meter data when practical and follow privacy rules. They must direct set shares of program funds to public-building efficiency, including public housing, and use equal measure-life values for the same work in low-income and other homes until manuals are updated. Utilities m… - Fairer access to clean-energy jobs: mixed, medium. Clean-energy programs must encourage diverse workforces and contractors, and some programs must provide job opportunities without discrimination. Renewable-energy bids must favor equity-eligible contractors when practicable. Starting after the next long-term renewable energy plan, participating ent… - Higher wage standards on clean-energy projects: mixed, medium. Construction workers on covered clean-energy projects must receive at least the applicable prevailing wage. Some rules apply to projects with applications submitted after June 30, 2023; residential projects and certain small projects serving houses of worship are excluded. Coal-site projects seekin… - Labor agreements for clean-energy projects: mixed, medium. Certain renewable-energy projects must use a general contractor with a project labor agreement signed before construction. Covered community solar projects must exceed 3,000 kilowatts, including colocated projects; some waitlisted projects awarded capacity for program years starting June 1, 2026, o… - More clean-energy jobs for underrepresented workers: mixed, medium. Selected project applicants and grant owners must file diversity plans within 60 days of approval or contract signing. At least 25% of eligible contract-award spending must go to businesses owned by minority persons, women, or persons with disabilities. Renewable-energy participants must meet workf… - More diverse clean-energy suppliers: mixed, medium. Selected renewable-energy and storage project owners must set supplier-diversity goals based on at least 25% of eligible materials and services spending. Some items may be excluded for limited availability or safety and cybersecurity needs. Project plans must also encourage diverse businesses and w… - Wage and labor rules for energy projects: mixed, medium. Covered storage and geothermal projects must follow prevailing-wage rules, and storage operators must keep a labor peace agreement for facility workers. Some renewable projects must have a project labor agreement before construction. Businesses seeking a special designation for new wind, utility-sc… - Community solar credits lower subscriber bills: mixed, low. Community solar subscribers receive a utility-bill credit for their share of a project’s output. The Agency must buy credits tied to subscribed shares, and utilities must buy some qualifying unsubscribed output. The Adjustable Block Program must seek projects in different locations. Owning or subsc… - More access to building energy data: mixed, low. Starting June 1, 2026, eligible owners, tenants, property boards, and agents can seek gas and electric building-use data from public utilities with more than 100,000 Illinois customers. The Commission must direct electric utilities with at least 100,000 customers to upload requested data in the ben… - Net-metering credits and equipment costs: mixed, low. Eligible net-metering customers can receive credits when their systems produce more electricity than they use. Some customers get hourly or time-based credits that include energy and eligible delivery charges; others get 1:1 kilowatt-hour credits that carry forward through the annual period and the… - Lawmakers review some utility rate increases: mixed, low. Starting June 1, 2026, the Commission must tell lawmakers about certain planned rate increases and their estimated monthly customer costs. Lawmakers can suspend all or part of an increase before it takes effect. If they do, the Commission must reopen the case within 30 days and approve a changed pl… - Pollution benefits guide clean-energy credits: mixed, low. The Agency weighs pollution reductions and other public benefits when choosing carbon-mitigation credit bids. It considers emissions that affect Illinois residents, including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and fine particles; tied public-interest scores are ranked by price. Winnin… - Equity rules for clean-energy suppliers: mixed, low. Entities seeking renewable-energy credits must report each year on whether they meet required equity standards. The Agency must deny program participation, including approved vendor status, to entities that fail those standards; they can reapply after making a corrective plan and meeting the standa… - New limits for energy-storage bidders: mixed, low. Storage bidders must show experience with energy facilities totaling at least 100 megawatts and have notice to proceed. A bidder must also certify that it is not an electric utility serving more than 10,000 Illinois customers. The Agency must apply its equity standards to storage purchases and prog… - Renewable rules for large power users: mixed, low. Starting with the delivery year beginning June 1, 2023, eligible large electricity customers can use qualifying wind or solar credits toward renewable requirements. Their demand must exceed 10,000 kilowatts under utility-specific measurement rules, and qualifying contracts must last at least 10 yea… - Stronger checks on incentive-funded energy systems: mixed, low. The Illinois Power Agency must set registration rules and basic qualifications for entities seeking state incentive funding. It must publish approved-entity lists and may remove vendors that break contract terms, laws, or program rules. The Agency must also set project standards, which may include… - Utilities may recover customer-data costs: mixed, low. A utility can ask the Illinois Commerce Commission to review reasonable costs for providing covered customer-use data. The utility must make a good-faith effort to obtain funding. Any funding it receives for the investments must reduce future costs included in its revenue requirements. - Clean-coal contracts need bill review: mixed, low. The initial clean-coal facility's sourcing agreement cannot take effect until officials review its costs and projected electricity prices and customer bills. The Commission must send its analysis to lawmakers within 6 months. After lawmakers approve the agreement, the Commission must finish its rev… - Energy contracts can bring bill credits: mixed, low. Utilities must keep paying sellers in full and on time under existing renewable-credit contracts when a procurement limit leaves collections short, using retained funds as needed. Utilities can recover eligible costs, and the Agency must pause or reduce new awards to stay within the rate-impact lim… - Large power users get a self-directed option: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2023, eligible large electricity customers can meet part of renewable-energy requirements through their own long-term contracts. They must buy and retire qualifying credits equal to at least 40% of prior-year use, under contracts lasting at least 10 years, and file annual reports.… - Limits on carbon credit prices: mixed, low. The Illinois Power Agency cannot accept carbon-credit bids above set price caps: $30.30 per megawatt-hour in 2022, rising to $34.50 in 2026. Each year, utilities pay suppliers when the contract calculation is positive. When it is negative, suppliers pay utilities, which must credit customer bills a… - Limits on utility fuel savings goals: mixed, low. Utilities may count some savings from fuels other than electricity toward electric energy goals, using an equivalent-energy calculation. Those savings can meet no more than 10% of the yearly total goal. Separate limits on annual savings apply based on utility size: 30% for utilities with more than… - More efficiency spending for lower incomes: mixed, low. Starting in 2027, covered utilities can lower their annual energy-saving goal when low- and moderate-income programs exceed 25% of program spending. Each extra percentage point of spending allows a 0.025-point goal reduction, up to 0.25 points. Moderate-income ranges depend on utility size: they us… - More utility support for electrification: mixed, low. Utilities can support electric heating, water heating, cooking, and other uses that replace fossil fuels and reduce total energy use at a property. They may count the net savings toward annual goals and recover program costs. Counted savings are capped at 5% per year from 2022 through 2025 and 20%… - New oversight for gas efficiency plans: mixed, low. Covered gas utilities must file efficiency plans every four years, beginning in 2021; utilities that served fewer than 100,000 Illinois customers on January 1, 2009, are excluded. After a utility misses its efficiency standard in two planning periods in a row, the Commission must put an independent… - New rules for energy storage credits: mixed, low. The Illinois Power Agency can adjust storage contract terms, including system types, contract lengths, regional timelines, and how projects are divided. Storage systems whose costs were recovered through state-regulated rates on or after January 1, 2017, cannot receive these credits. - Renewable fund rules change: mixed, low. After required payments arrive, no more money can usually be added to the Renewable Energy Resources Fund unless the Commission orders it. The state cannot transfer fund money for unrelated uses or charge it for unrelated costs. Once required payments and contracts are fully paid, a balance below $… - Shared energy-saving programs continue: mixed, low. If a gas utility stops funding a shared efficiency program, the electric utility may keep offering it, including gas-saving measures. The electric utility may recover program costs from customers. Utilities must prioritize low-income home programs when practical. - State can decide delayed energy siting: mixed, low. Starting June 1, 2026, the Illinois Commerce Commission can decide certain energy facility siting cases when a local government denies or delays approval, or lacks a compliant siting rule. For a case based on a missing compliant rule, the facility owner must give the local government at least 60 bu… - Storage contracts face cost and output rules: mixed, low. Energy storage bids must stay within confidential cost benchmarks reviewed by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Storage contracts protect full, prompt seller payments when utilities can recover their costs through an approved method. Carbon-free resources seeking carbon-credit contracts must provid… - Utility bills get credits or extra charges: mixed, low. A utility using an energy-efficiency formula rate must file updated cost estimates and charges by June 1 each year. New charges generally cover the next January-to-December billing year. Customers receive credits for overcharges or pay extra for undercharges, with interest and stated tax adjustment… - Utility voltage upgrades affect bills: mixed, low. Utilities can include cost-effective voltage controls in approved plans and recover approved costs from customers. Utilities count savings for 15 years, independent of asset depreciation. Counting savings after 15 years requires proof of added investment and an independent review. Certain utilities… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Stadelman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs | pass | 75 | 39 | | | 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 75 | 39 | | | 2026-05-31 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs | pass | 75 | 39 | | | 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-05-30 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 36 | 20 | | | 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-05-15 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 84 | 30 | 1 | | 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee; | pass | 9 | 2 | | ## Actions (86) - 2026-06-26: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0477 (House) - 2026-06-26: Effective Date June 26, 2026 (House) - 2026-06-26: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-23: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-31: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-31: House Concurs (House) - 2026-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 075-039-000 (House) - 2026-05-31: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 075-039-000 (House) - 2026-05-31: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 075-039-000 (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2026-05-30: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2026-05-30: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3, 4 (House) - 2026-05-30: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-05-30: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Third Reading - Passed; 036-020-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-29: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-05-29: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2026-05-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-12-01: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 15, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-030-001 (House) - 2025-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-04: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee; 009-002-000 (House) - 2025-03-04: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-03-04: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-02-25: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee (House) - 2025-02-24: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-24: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2025-02-18: Assigned to Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam002.pdf) - Senate Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam003.pdf) - Senate Amendment 4: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam004.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam002.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam003.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 4 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1700sam004.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1700-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).