Illinois House Bill 3446 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the State Finance Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits by electric utilities serving more than 300,000 retail customers as of January 1, 2019. Provides for the renewable energy credits to be related to new renewable energy resources installed at the site of electric generation that on January 1, 2019 burned coal as the primary fuel source. Provides for the Illinois Power Agency to manage the procurement of the credits. Establishes the requirements for eligibility for the credits. Requires the electric utilities to file a tariff for the billing and collection of a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity delivered to its delivery services customers within its service territory at specified rates and to deposit a percentage of its collections in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund. Establishes the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provide transitional support funding to coal-fueled electric utilities participating in the utilization of the renewable energy credits. Effective immediately.

UTILITIES-ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Rep. Marcus Evans [D]

Rep. David Welter [R]

Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-23	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
2021-04-21	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-21	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-03-22	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 024-000-000
2021-03-16	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
2021-03-03	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
2021-02-22	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-22	House	First Reading
2021-02-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3855	1-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-75	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-108	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-111.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
30	105	5.935	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3446&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB3446.htm