# Illinois SB1697: CARBON CAPTURE-COMPENSATION Illinois SB1697, CARBON CAPTURE-COMPENSATION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Laura Fine (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0390); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1697-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1697 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CARBON CAPTURE-COMPENSATION - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0390 - Sponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: assignments, energy and public utilities, energy & environment - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (267 yes, 66 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends the Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Sequestration Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not issue any certificate of authority under the Act before July 1, 2026. Removes language providing that if, after July 1, 2026, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has not adopted final revisions to specified pipeline safety rules, the Commission may only approve a certificate of authority if it finds that the applicant has met all of the requirements of the Act, has already acquired all of its other necessary approvals, and is compliant with any requirements or conditions adopted by the Commission. Provides that a nonconsenting pore space owner's compensation shall include just compensation and any operations term or injection term payments made upon or after the initiation of injection provided to consenting pore space owners in consideration of allowing use of their pore space for sequestration of carbon dioxide. Provides that a nonconsenting pore space owner's compensation shall be no less than the average total payment package, considered as a whole with respect to an individual owner, provided in agreements to similarly situated consenting pore space owners for use of their pore space by the same sequestration operator for the same sequestration project (instead of provided in agreements during the previous 365 days to similarly situated consenting pore space owners). Amends the Safety and Aid for the Environment in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act. Provides that an affected landowner is entitled to reasonable compensation from an applicant that has been granted a certificate of authority under this Act for damages resulting from access to the landowner's property for required activities taken to construct the pipeline, including, but not limited to, compensation for specified damages. Sets forth provisions concerning payment of the compensation; attorney's fees; and an applicant entering into an agreement with the Department of Agriculture that governs the mitigation of agricultural impacts associated with the construction of the proposed pipeline. Makes other changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Landowners get paid for pipeline damage: benefit, medium. Carbon dioxide pipeline companies must pay landowners for damage from required construction access, including crop losses and land and drainage repairs. Crop payments use comparable nearby yields and sale prices; soil productivity losses qualify when the agricultural-impact agreement does not resol… - Minimum carbon storage payments for landowners: benefit, medium. Owners whose underground pore space is included in a combined carbon storage project without their consent receive a payment floor. They must get at least the average full payment package given to similar consenting owners by the same operator for that project. The comparison includes compensation… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jay Hoffman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed | pass | 93 | 21 | 1 | | 2025-05-30 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 19 | 8 | | | 2025-05-29 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 74 | 37 | | | 2025-05-28 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-05-15 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0390 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-27: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 093-021-001 (House) - 2025-05-31: Chair Rules placed on Standard debate. (House) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-30: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-30: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-30: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-30: Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 019-008-000 (House) - 2025-05-29: Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 074-037-000 (House) - 2025-05-29: Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Energy & Environment Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-05-29: Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-29: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2025-05-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-05-28: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2025-05-28: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-05-28: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine (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 Energy and Public Utilities; 014-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-05: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697sam002.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/SB/PDF/10400SB1697eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1697sam002.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-SB1697-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).