# Illinois SB4028: UTILITY-INTERCONNECTION RULES

Illinois SB4028, UTILITY-INTERCONNECTION RULES, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Terri Bryant (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-03-27 (Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB4028
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: UTILITY-INTERCONNECTION RULES
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-03-27, Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- Sponsor: Terri Bryant (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: assignments, energy and public utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning the recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery and other services, provide that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall, within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, initiate and complete a rulemaking proceeding to revise 83 Ill. Adm. Code 466 and 83 Ill. Adm. Code 467 to address barriers to timely and cost-effective interconnections for distributed generation facilities with a nameplate capacity of at least 40 kilowatts but no greater than 2 megawatts, including stand-alone solar photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage, hybrid gas-electric systems, and renewable natural gas integrations. Requires the revisions to include certain factors. Provides that the Commission shall coordinate the revisions with a Future of Gas proceeding pursuant to the final Order of the Commission in Docket No. 24-0158 to ensure compatibility with gas decarbonization pathways and to prioritize market-driven distributed resources that enhance reliability and affordability. Provides that the revised rules shall take effect no later than July 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Terri Bryant (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald P. DeWitte (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-27: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terri Bryant (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4028.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/10400SB4028.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-SB4028-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).