Illinois House Bill 4147

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on October 9 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-06-15 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Home Utility Relief Act. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to create, as soon as practicable, a Home Utility Rebate Program to provide rebates to households that use electricity and that have a median household income between 100% and 500% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides that eligible households shall receive the rebates as soon as practicable after implementation of the program. Requires the Department to, by rule, establish qualifications for program participation which may include requirements that apply under the Energy Assistance Act and other requirements. Provides that rebates provided under the program shall be funded through appropriations made from the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund created under the Act. Requires the State Comptroller to direct and the State Treasurer to transfer $500,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund to provide rebates to qualifying households for State fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Provides that any funds left over at the end of the second month following the conclusion of payments to households in a fiscal year may be awarded to certain qualifying first-time small business owners as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt emergency rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement the program. Amends the State Finance Act to include the Home Utility Rebate Relief Fund as a special fund. Effective immediately.

HOME UTILITY RELIEF ACT

Rep. Regan Deering [R]

Rep. Kyle Moore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
2025-10-15	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-10-15	House	First Reading
2025-10-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Regan Deering

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.1038	New Code	See Bill Text
5	100	5-45.70	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4147&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=164233&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=205521&DocName=10400HB4147&DocNum=4147&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=164233&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=