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+type: "Bill"
+title: "LOCAL-BATTERY-CHARGED FENCES"
+description: "Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county, township, or municipality may not require a permit or other approval for the installation, maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is located on nonresidential property and surrounded by a nonelectric-perimeter fence or wall and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission. Provides that any battery-charged fence installed under the provisions must have a conspicuous warning sign located on the fence at not more than 50-foot intervals. Defines \"battery-charged fence\". Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "103rd"
+identifier: "HB 2154"
+citation: "Illinois HB 2154 (103rd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cunningham", "Natalie A. Manley"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-02-06"
+last_action: "2024-08-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d93d75de-ca93-4bba-99ff-c10940d5afb5"
+source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2154&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=145724&SessionID=112"
+source_hash: "102400ce68d9152ca55f46034a74a2c8b542f5cb13b3978d59d1fc23c947da67"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 2154 (103rd) — LOCAL-BATTERY-CHARGED FENCES
+
+Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county, township, or municipality may not require a permit or other approval for the installation, maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is located on nonresidential property and surrounded by a nonelectric-perimeter fence or wall and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission. Provides that any battery-charged fence installed under the provisions must have a conspicuous warning sign located on the fence at not more than 50-foot intervals. Defines "battery-charged fence". Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2154.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2154eng.pdf)
+3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2154ham001.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2154enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Local Government — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **38–17** (pass) · lower
+- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
+- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley `filing`
+- **2023-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee
+- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Natalie A. Manley `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
+- **2023-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
+- **2023-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
+- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
+- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
+- **2023-03-27** Sponsor Removed Sen. Linda Holmes
+- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000
+- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
+- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
+- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
+- **2023-05-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
+- **2023-06-26** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
+- **2024-02-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
+- **2024-04-24** Approved for Consideration Assignments
+- **2024-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 30, 2024
+- **2024-05-17** Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
+- **2024-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 038-017-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-05-21** Passed Both Houses
+- **2024-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
+- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0796 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d93d75de-ca93-4bba-99ff-c10940d5afb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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