Illinois House Bill 2875 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Failed on January 7 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Makes changes to legislative findings. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall initiate a proceeding within 6 months (rather than 3 months) after the effective date of the amendatory Act to support the development of pilot thermal energy networks. Provides that within 12 months (rather than 3 months) after the effective date of the amendatory Act, any gas public utility, electric public utility, or combination public utility serving over 100,000 customers shall file with the Commission a petition seeking Commission approval of at least one and no more than 3 proposed pilot thermal energy network projects. Provides that a gas public utility, electric public utility, or combination public utility required to develop any pilot thermal energy network project shall be permitted to recover all reasonable and prudently incurred costs associated with the development, construction, and operation of one or more pilot thermal energy network projects through general rates. Removes provisions amending the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK

Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Mary Canty [D]	Rep. Robert Rita [D]
Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]	Rep. Maura Hirschauer [D]	Rep. Laura Faver Dias [D]
Rep. Hoan Huynh [D]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

2023-05-12 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 75 N: 30 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-07	House	Session Sine Die
2023-05-26	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-05-19	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
2023-05-19	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
2023-05-18	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-18	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-05-18	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-05-18	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2023-05-18	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
2023-05-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-05-15	Senate	First Reading
2023-05-15	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-05-15	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-05-15	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-05-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
2023-05-12	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-030-000
2023-05-12	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2023-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 014-004-000
2023-05-11	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
2023-05-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-05-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
2023-05-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-08	House	Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
2023-05-08	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2023-05-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2023-05-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2023-03-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-16	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-03-16	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
2023-03-16	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2023-03-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-03-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
2023-03-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2023-03-09	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
2023-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
2023-03-08	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-08	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-07	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 013-008-000
2023-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2023-02-23	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
2023-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-16	House	First Reading
2023-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3855	1-83	New Code	See Bill Text
220	5	3-101	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	3-105	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	3-127	New Code	See Bill Text
220	5	3-128	New Code	See Bill Text
220	5	8-513	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2875&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2875.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2875eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2875ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2875ham002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB2875sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB2875_05122023_020000T.pdf