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Bill HOMEOWNERS ENERGY-VARIOUS Amends the Homeowners Energy Policy Statement Act. Requires any energy policy statement to explicitly include the minimum standards. Provides that a written energy policy statement may not condition approval of an application on approval by adjacent property owners. Restricts an association from inquiring into a property owner's energy usage, imposing conditions impairing the operation of a solar energy system, imposing conditions negatively impacting any component warranty, or requiring post-installation reporting. Provides that a property owner may not be denied permission to install a solar energy system based on system ownership or financing method chosen by the property owner. Allows an association's written energy policy statement to impose reasonable conditions concerning the location of on-site storage of materials and equipment during the installation process and the maintenance, repair, replacement, and ultimate removal of damaged or inoperable systems. Provides that no energy policy statement shall be valid unless recorded as required by applicable law in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county where the property is located. Requires an application for approval to be made available in hard copy form at a property owner's request or, if the association maintains a website, through the website. Provides that an application shall be processed by the appropriate approving entity of the association within 30 (rather than 75) days of the submission of the application. Provides that if an association fails to adopt a written solar energy policy statement or process an application for approval within the specified time, the property owner may proceed with the installation or use of the proposed solar energy system notwithstanding any other policy or provision in the homeowners' common interest community or condominium unit owners' association declaration. Allows a property owner to resubmit an application for approval previously denied by an association, and requires any such resubmitted application to be evaluated under the changes made by the amendatory Act. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 2174 Illinois HB 2174 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 2174 (103rd) — HOMEOWNERS ENERGY-VARIOUS

Amends the Homeowners Energy Policy Statement Act. Requires any energy policy statement to explicitly include the minimum standards. Provides that a written energy policy statement may not condition approval of an application on approval by adjacent property owners. Restricts an association from inquiring into a property owner's energy usage, imposing conditions impairing the operation of a solar energy system, imposing conditions negatively impacting any component warranty, or requiring post-installation reporting. Provides that a property owner may not be denied permission to install a solar energy system based on system ownership or financing method chosen by the property owner. Allows an association's written energy policy statement to impose reasonable conditions concerning the location of on-site storage of materials and equipment during the installation process and the maintenance, repair, replacement, and ultimate removal of damaged or inoperable systems. Provides that no energy policy statement shall be valid unless recorded as required by applicable law in the office of the recorder of deeds in the county where the property is located. Requires an application for approval to be made available in hard copy form at a property owner's request or, if the association maintains a website, through the website. Provides that an application shall be processed by the appropriate approving entity of the association within 30 (rather than 75) days of the submission of the application. Provides that if an association fails to adopt a written solar energy policy statement or process an application for approval within the specified time, the property owner may proceed with the installation or use of the proposed solar energy system notwithstanding any other policy or provision in the homeowners' common interest community or condominium unit owners' association declaration. Allows a property owner to resubmit an application for approval previously denied by an association, and requires any such resubmitted application to be evaluated under the changes made by the amendatory Act. Makes conforming and other changes. 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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Judiciary — 53 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 540 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 7337 (pass) · lower
  • Judiciary, Amendment 1 — 60 (pass) · lower
  • Energy & Environment, Amendment 2 — 1710 (pass) · lower
  • Energy & Environment, Amendment 1 — 200 (pass) · lower
  • Energy & Environment — 178 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 10014 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
  • Daniel Didech — primary (person)
  • Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
  • Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
  • Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
  • Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
  • Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
  • Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech filing
  • 2023-02-07 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-15 Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech amendment-introduction
  • 2023-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  • 2023-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  • 2023-02-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 017-008-000
  • 2023-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled amendment-failure
  • 2023-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
  • 2023-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee
  • 2023-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 017-010-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-03-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-037-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  • 2023-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2023-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  • 2023-03-21 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-21 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-04-12 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2023-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  • 2023-04-19 Do Pass Judiciary; 005-003-001
  • 2023-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
  • 2023-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
  • 2023-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2023-05-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-000-000
  • 2023-05-04 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cunningham amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2023
  • 2023-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-001 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-11 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2023-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2023-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Daniel Didech
  • 2023-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2023-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Energy & Environment Committee
  • 2023-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 020-000-000
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-014-000
  • 2023-05-17 House Concurs
  • 2023-05-17 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-06-15 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-07-28 Effective Date July 28, 2023
  • 2023-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0296 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4043a039-54d6-4a3d-ba5d-25240d206d3b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).