IL HB4873 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-08 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-08 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.
Title
COUNTIES-WIND & SOLAR ENERGY
Sponsors
| Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D] | Rep. Amy Elik [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 5 | 5-12020 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
