Bill Text: IL HB4878 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Authorizes motor fuel blends containing 10.5% to 15% ethanol, by volume, to be sold in the State at any time during the year if permitted under federal law. Provides that, if a federal authorization must be obtained to provide for the year-round sale of those motor fuel blends, then the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall take all actions necessary to obtain the federal authorization on behalf of the State.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-02-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4878 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB4878-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4878 Introduced , by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
815 ILCS 365/1.5 new
Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Authorizes motor fuel blends containing 10.5% to 15% ethanol, by volume, to be sold in the State at any time during the year if permitted under federal law. Provides that, if a federal authorization must be obtained to provide for the year-round sale of those motor fuel blends, then the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall take all actions necessary to obtain the federal authorization on behalf of the State.
LRB104 18380 SPS 31822 b
A BILL FOR
HB4878 LRB104 18380 SPS 31822 b
AN ACT concerning business.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Motor Fuel Sales Act is amended by adding
Section 1.5 as follows:
(815 ILCS 365/1.5 new)
Sec. 1.5. Sale of E-15 motor fuel blends.
(a) To the extent allowed by federal law, motor fuel
blends containing 10.5% to 15% ethanol, by volume, may be sold
in the State at any time during the year.
(b) If a waiver or other federal authorization must be
obtained to permit the sale of the motor fuel blends described
in subsection (a) throughout the year, then the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency shall take all actions
necessary to obtain the federal authorization on behalf of the
State.