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Bill SOLAR SITE-POLLINATOR FRIENDLY Creates the Pollinator Friendly Solar Site Act. Provides that an owner of a ground-mounted solar site may follow practices that: (1) provide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitat which is beneficial to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators; and (2) reduce storm water runoff and erosion at the solar site. Provides that an owner or manager of a solar site with a generating capacity of more than 40 kilowatts implementing site management practices under the Act may claim that the site is "pollinator-friendly" or provides benefits to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators only if the site adheres to guidance set forth by the pollinator friendly scorecard published by the Department of Natural Resources in consultation with stakeholders. Provides that an owner making a beneficial habitat claim shall make the solar site's pollinator score card, and where available, related vegetation management plans, available to the public and provide a copy to the Department of Natural Resources and a nonprofit solar industry trade association of the State. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th SB 3214 Illinois SB 3214 (100th)
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Illinois SB 3214 (100th) — SOLAR SITE-POLLINATOR FRIENDLY

Creates the Pollinator Friendly Solar Site Act. Provides that an owner of a ground-mounted solar site may follow practices that: (1) provide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitat which is beneficial to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators; and (2) reduce storm water runoff and erosion at the solar site. Provides that an owner or manager of a solar site with a generating capacity of more than 40 kilowatts implementing site management practices under the Act may claim that the site is "pollinator-friendly" or provides benefits to game birds, songbirds, and pollinators only if the site adheres to guidance set forth by the pollinator friendly scorecard published by the Department of Natural Resources in consultation with stakeholders. Provides that an owner making a beneficial habitat claim shall make the solar site's pollinator score card, and where available, related vegetation management plans, available to the public and provide a copy to the Department of Natural Resources and a nonprofit solar industry trade association of the State. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1140 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 540 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
  • Brad Halbrook — cosponsor (person)
  • Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
  • Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason A. Barickman — primary (person)
  • Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
  • La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
  • LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
  • Lindsay Parkhurst — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
  • Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
  • Sara Wojcicki Jimenez — cosponsor (person)
  • Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven A. Andersson — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-02-16 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman filing
  • 2018-02-16 First Reading reading-1
  • 2018-02-16 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2018-02-27 Assigned to Environment and Conservation referral-committee
  • 2018-03-13 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2018-04-12 Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 006-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2018-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
  • 2018-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman amendment-introduction
  • 2018-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2018-04-18 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2018-04-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
  • 2018-04-25 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2018-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2018
  • 2018-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 005-000-000
  • 2018-04-26 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2018-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Barickman amendment-passage
  • 2018-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2018-04-26 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-04-26 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2018-04-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
  • 2018-04-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2018-04-26 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2018-05-07 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  • 2018-05-07 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
  • 2018-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
  • 2018-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2018-05-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
  • 2018-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
  • 2018-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2018-05-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2018-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2018-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2018-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  • 2018-05-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
  • 2018-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2018-05-17 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  • 2018-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
  • 2018-05-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2018-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2018-05-25 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
  • 2018-05-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2018-05-28 Passed Both Houses
  • 2018-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2018-08-21 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2018-08-21 Effective Date August 21, 2018
  • 2018-08-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1022 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/46a108f9-3a13-47df-8afc-d907ee8d3e03. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).