# Illinois SB1457: COUNTY WIND/SOLAR REGULATION

Illinois SB1457, COUNTY WIND/SOLAR REGULATION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sue Rezin (Republican); status in committee, last action 2025-08-14 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB1457
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: COUNTY WIND/SOLAR REGULATION
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-08-14, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- Sponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: assignments
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may not approve the siting of a commercial wind energy facility, a commercial solar energy facility, or both in an unincorporated area that is located within a 3-mile radius of a municipality, if: (1) the municipality has not approved the siting of the facility or facilities at that location; (2) the county board or the corporate authorities of the municipality have determined that any portion of the facility or facilities will be located on land with a Soil Productivity Index that is greater than or equal to 90; or (3) the county board or the corporate authorities of the municipality have determined that the owners or operators of the facility or facilities have failed to comply with one or more National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements for the site. Provides that the provisions apply regardless of whether the municipality has adopted zoning ordinances or is regulating wind farms and electric-generating wind devices under specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code. Requires each commercial solar energy facility to have the minimum number of fire hydrants required by ordinances governing the servicing fire department or fire protection district or, if there are no requirements by ordinances governing the servicing fire department or fire protection district, then the minimum number required by the county board. Allows a county to require a commercial solar energy facility to be sited at least 500 feet to the nearest point on the property line of the nonparticipating zoned residential. Effective immediately.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chapin Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Neil Anderson (Republican), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-08-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1457.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1457.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1457-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).