Illinois House Bill 5459

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. In provisions concerning colocation of photovoltaic community renewable generation projects, changes references from "community renewable generation project" to "photovoltaic community renewable generation project" and "community solar projects" to "photovoltaic community renewable generation projects". Requires a project labor agreement for the new construction of certain facilities related to community-driven community solar projects. In a provision applying prevailing wage requirements to facilities for which a renewable energy credit delivery contract is signed, removes an exception for multi-family residential buildings with aggregate geothermal system tonnage, including colocated projects, of no more than 29 tons. Amends the Energy Transition Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop activities to support the recruitment of eligible candidates to the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program. Provides that the activities shall include coordinating on sharing with community-based providers the contact information of persons preparing to be released into the community, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, if the person preparing to be released consents to the person's contact information being shared. Makes other changes.

SOLAR ENERGY-VARIOUS

Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
2026-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
2026-03-12	House	Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
2026-02-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-13	House	First Reading
2026-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3855	1-75	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	730	5-40	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5459&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=208702&DocName=10400HB5459&DocNum=5459&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=167356&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=209803&DocName=10400HB5459ham001&DocNum=5459&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=167356&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=