# Illinois SB4203: DCEO-DATA CENTERS

Illinois SB4203, DCEO-DATA CENTERS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sue Rezin (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-06-17 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB4203
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: DCEO-DATA CENTERS
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-13
- Last action: 2026-06-17, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- Sponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: assignments
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In provisions concerning data center incentives, provides that, as a condition of receiving and maintaining a data center certificate of exemption, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall require that the qualified data center operator execute and comply with a community benefit agreement with the host community in which the qualified data center is located. Provides that the community benefit agreement shall require the qualified data center operator to make annual minimum payments to the host community. Provides that the amount of the minimum host community payments may exceed but shall be at least 10% of the property tax that would have been levied against the qualified data center property, irrespective of any exemptions, abatements, or exclusions applicable to the property, for the year immediately preceding the year in which the community benefit agreement is entered into. Provides that not less than 50% of the amounts received from the special payments shall be used to provide payments, credits, rebates, or other financial benefits to eligible homestead property owners for the purpose of offsetting residential tax burdens. Effective immediately.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darby A. Hills (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Terri Bryant (Republican), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-06-17: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate)
- 2026-05-30: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills (Senate)
- 2026-05-30: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB4203.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/10400SB4203.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-SB4203-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).