--- 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).