# Illinois SB4039: SOLAR ENERGY-VARIOUS Illinois SB4039, SOLAR ENERGY-VARIOUS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Steve Stadelman (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-06-01 (Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB4039-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB4039 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SOLAR ENERGY-VARIOUS - Status: in committee - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-06-01, Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments - Sponsor: Steve Stadelman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: assignments, energy and public utilities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. In provisions concerning colocation of photovoltaic community renewable generation projects, changes references from "community renewable generation project" to "photovoltaic community renewable generation project" and "community solar projects" to "photovoltaic community renewable generation projects". Requires a project labor agreement for the new construction of certain facilities related to community-driven community solar projects. In a provision applying prevailing wage requirements to facilities for which a renewable energy credit delivery contract is signed, removes an exception for multi-family residential buildings with aggregate geothermal system tonnage, including colocated projects, of no more than 29 tons. Amends the Energy Transition Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop activities to support the recruitment of eligible candidates to the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program. Provides that the activities shall include coordinating on sharing with community-based providers the contact information of persons preparing to be released into the community, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, if the person preparing to be released consents to the person's contact information being shared. Makes other changes. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Stadelman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-07 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-06-01: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Re-assigned to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman (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. Steve Stadelman (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4039.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4039sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4039sam002.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/10400SB4039.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4039sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4039sam002.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-SB4039-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).