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type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ACT"
description: "Creates the Electric Vehicle Charging Act. Provides that the Act applies to new single-family homes and newly constructed or renovated multi-unit residential buildings that have parking spaces and are constructed or renovated after the effective date of the Act. Defines terms. Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multifamily residence shall have at least one electric vehicle capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking, unless any subsequently adopted building code requires additional electric vehicle capable parking spaces or installed electric vehicle supply equipment. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for a new, large multifamily residential building or a large multifamily residential building being renovated by a developer converting the property to an association. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for affordable housing and for an existing multi-unit residential building subject to an association that undertakes renovation. Includes electric vehicle charging station policies for unit owners and for renters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 40"
citation: "Illinois SB 40 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robyn Gabel", "Sara Feigenholtz"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 55
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9935edbf-a9a3-4ba1-a8ff-a95e9162042e"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=40&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=142908&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "648b23d0b6ce1327665e8d78dcb71daf5656bb45f7340946e4b4324582ee74df"
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 SB 40 (103rd) — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ACT
Creates the Electric Vehicle Charging Act. Provides that the Act applies to new single-family homes and newly constructed or renovated multi-unit residential buildings that have parking spaces and are constructed or renovated after the effective date of the Act. Defines terms. Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multifamily residence shall have at least one electric vehicle capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking, unless any subsequently adopted building code requires additional electric vehicle capable parking spaces or installed electric vehicle supply equipment. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for a new, large multifamily residential building or a large multifamily residential building being renovated by a developer converting the property to an association. Includes electric vehicle parking space requirements for affordable housing and for an existing multi-unit residential building subject to an association that undertakes renovation. Includes electric vehicle charging station policies for unit owners and for renters.
## 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/SB/PDF/10300SB0040.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0040eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0040sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0040sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0040sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0040enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Energy & Environment — **168** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary, Amendment 3 — **62** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **63** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary, Amendment 2 — **63** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **90** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3916** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **6938** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-20** Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2023-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Judiciary `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-003-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2023-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-003-000
- **2023-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- **2023-03-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2023-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Feigenholtz `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2023
- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2023-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 006-002-000
- **2023-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Feigenholtlz `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-11** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 016-008-000
- **2023-04-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-038-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2023-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0053 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9935edbf-a9a3-4ba1-a8ff-a95e9162042e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).