# Illinois SB2687: HOME UTILITY RELIEF ACT Illinois SB2687, HOME UTILITY RELIEF ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sally J. Turner (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-09-02 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Jacobs) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2687-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2687 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HOME UTILITY RELIEF ACT - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-14 - Last action: 2026-09-02, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Jacobs - Sponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: assignments - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the Home Utility Relief Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create, as soon as practicable, a Home Utility Rebate Program to provide rebates to households that use electricity and that have a median household income between 100% and 500% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that eligible households shall receive the rebates as soon as practicable after implementation of the program. Requires the Department to, by rule, establish qualifications for program participation which may include requirements that apply under the Energy Assistance Act and other requirements. Provides that rebates provided under the program shall be funded through appropriations made from the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund created under the Act. Requires the State Comptroller to direct and the State Treasurer to transfer $500,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund to provide rebates to qualifying households for State fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Provides that any funds left over at the end of the second month following the conclusion of payments to households in a fiscal year may be awarded to certain qualifying first-time small business owners as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement the program. Amends the State Finance Act to include the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund as a special fund. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Darby A. Hills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dave Syverson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald P. DeWitte (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Neil Anderson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Jacobs (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Terri Bryant (Republican), Senate ## Actions (17) - 2026-09-02: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Jacobs (Senate) - 2026-07-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson (Senate) - 2026-07-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin (Senate) - 2026-06-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-10-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2687.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/10400SB2687.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-SB2687-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).