IL SB3830 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Establishes the data center self-direct program to allow for customers taking service under the data center tariff to receive a reduction in the charges collected for the procurement of renewable energy resources. Provides that the reduction in charges available to the customer shall increase based on the energy or capacity value of the new additive clean energy generation's contribution pursuant to the specified requirements. Provides that the Illinois Power Agency may require that participating customers provide annual reports related to facility operation and performance, customer electricity consumption and load profiles, and other information as necessary. Amends the Public Utilities Act. On and after January 1, 2027, requires all data centers operating within the State and discharging water to a wastewater treatment plant to identify likely pollutants in the data center's water discharges to monitor the data center's water discharges for the likely pollutants and to maintain data on the pollutant levels in water discharges. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to analyze and assess all data center water pollutant discharge level disclosure data. On and after January 1, 2027, requires all data centers operating within the State to maintain water consumption data to submit annual disclosures of the data center's water usage to the Department of Natural Resources. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to make an aggregated and anonymized form of data disclosed to it available on a publicly accessible website. Provides that data centers that fail to comply with any disclosure requirements under the Act may be subject to fines of up to $10,000 per violation. Requires the Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt implementing rules. Requires a specified electric utility to, no later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, make a filing with the Commission that proposes revenue-neutral tariff changes, which shall present the Commission with an opportunity to suspend the tariffs and consider revenue-neutral tariff changes related to rate design. Amends the Water Use Act of 1983. Makes changes in provisions concerning water conflict resolution and groundwater emergency restrictions. Sets forth requirements for data centers under the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Title
DATA CENTERS-VARIOUS
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-22 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-15 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026 |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 To AI and Social Media |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To AI and Social Media |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | To AI and Social Media |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3855 | 1-75 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 220 | 5 | 16-105.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 220 | 5 | 4-620 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 525 | 45 | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 525 | 45 | 5.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 525 | 45 | 5.4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
