---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROPERTY-CLEAN ENERGY"
description: "Creates the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. Provides that a local unit of government may establish a property assessed clean energy program. Provides that, to finance or refinance one or more energy projects on the property covered by the program, a local unit of government may impose an assessment pursuant to the terms of an assessment contract with the record owner of the property to be assessed. Provides that a local unit of government may issue bonds to finance energy projects under a property assessed clean energy program. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2831"
citation: "Illinois HB 2831 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6af8f4f6-d294-4a9b-9305-71ed7323ea41"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2831&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104244&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "0b2b31e71b3750f715d83eaf55b72bbbb249dc8212555cda4e0e114c92b0c229"
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 2831 (100th) — PROPERTY-CLEAN ENERGY

Creates the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. Provides that a local unit of government may establish a property assessed clean energy program. Provides that, to finance or refinance one or more energy projects on the property covered by the program, a local unit of government may impose an assessment pursuant to the terms of an assessment contract with the record owner of the property to be assessed. Provides that a local unit of government may issue bonds to finance energy projects under a property assessed clean energy program. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2831&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104244&DocNum=2831&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2831eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104244&DocNum=2831&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2831enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104244&DocNum=2831&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2017-03-09** To Property Tax Subcommittee
- **2017-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2017-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2017-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2017-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2017-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2017-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2017-03-30** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Reported Back To Revenue & Finance Committee;
- **2017-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 4 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2017-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2017-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2017-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2017-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-28** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2017-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2017-04-28** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 073-028-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2017-05-12** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Do Pass Revenue; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2017-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2017
- **2017-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0077 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6af8f4f6-d294-4a9b-9305-71ed7323ea41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).