IL HB5513 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-05-27 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-05-27 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act, Energy Efficient Building Act, Illinois Power Agency Act, Public Utilities Act, and related statutes to establish comprehensive environmental, water, and energy regulations for hyperscale data centers. In the Environmental Protection Act, requires cumulative impact assessments, public notice, and community benefits agreements for data centers; prohibits nondisclosure agreements; and creates the Data Center Community Intervenor Compensation Fund and Hyperscale Data Center Public Benefits and Affordability Fund funded by annual fees based on peak demand. Mandates water resource planning, quarterly water usage reporting, water scarcity plans, and Water Impact Permits with public hearings and renewal every 5 years. Requires compliance with stringent energy codes and annual energy and water reporting to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Expands renewable energy procurement programs, establishes a hyperscale data center self-direct program, and strengthens equity, transparency, and labor standards in clean energy initiatives. Creates the Residential Automated Solar Permitting Platform Act to require municipalities and counties to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform on or before July 1, 2027, and authorizes persons to file a civil action against a municipality or county in violation.
Title
HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2026-05-26 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 2026-04-28 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2026-04-07 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-13 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3125 | 30 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 20 | 3125 | 60 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 20 | 3855 | 1-5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 20 | 3855 | 1-75 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 220 | 31 | 1-40 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 220 | 5 | 16-105.8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 220 | 5 | 16-105.9 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 220 | 5 | 4-620 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 30 | 105 | 5.1038 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 30 | 105 | 5.1039 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 39 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 415 | 5 | 39.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.10 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.11 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.12 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.13 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.14 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.15 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.16 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.7 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | 60.9 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 415 | 5 | Art. Tit. XIX he | New Code | See Bill Text |
