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type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRICITY NET METERING"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that electric utilities and alternative retail electric suppliers must provide \"net metering\" to retail customers that own and operate a solar or wind electrical generating facility with a capacity of not more than 40 kilowatts located on the customer's premises and intended to offset part of the customer's electrical requirements. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 680"
citation: "Illinois SB 680 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b13f6ba-9098-4be7-8135-8c27b53e3fb6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=680&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28545&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "bf6f15507af574e25d88cef98a2af93a40caa1d04b3e3ed75af145384b32bfe7"
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 680 (95th) — ELECTRICITY NET METERING
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that electric utilities and alternative retail electric suppliers must provide "net metering" to retail customers that own and operate a solar or wind electrical generating facility with a capacity of not more than 40 kilowatts located on the customer's premises and intended to offset part of the customer's electrical requirements. 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=09500SB0680&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28545&DocNum=680&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0680eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28545&DocNum=680&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0680enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28545&DocNum=680&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael Bond — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2007-03-01** Held in Environment and Energy
- **2007-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-03-08** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-03-20** Sponsor Removed Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-03-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 013-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bond `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 31, 2007
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 009-000-000
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2007
- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0420 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b13f6ba-9098-4be7-8135-8c27b53e3fb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).