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| Bill | EPA/UTILITIES-BIOMASS | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an eligible renewable electrical generating facility includes a generator powered by agricultural residues, wood, landscape trimmings, or organic wastes. Requires a certain percentage of an electricity provider's power to come from biomass. Authorizes increases in the number and nameplate rating of customers who are eligible for net metering. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that landscape waste is not municipal waste. Extends the length of time that landscape waste may be held at a transfer station before the station must be regulated as a pollution control facility. Exempts lignocellulosic agricultural residues, organic landscape waste, and clean wood waste from regulation as waste. Exempts agricultural waste from certain groundwater rules. Requires the Agency to develop, and the Board to adopt, performance standards for landscape waste gasification facilities as well as testing procedures and standards for the end product produced by those facilities. Defines "flood proofed" for the purpose of a provision concerning local siting review. Makes other changes. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 5147 | Illinois HB 5147 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 42 | 2 | 2010-01-28 | 2010-07-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/830e3b99-09c9-4aca-8c7b-bb843ee7d28d | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5147&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50082&SessionID=76&GA=96 | eae86868dc00f563ef25231445143b0d9a0efeca3070997d62431076e774f72d | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5147 (96th) — EPA/UTILITIES-BIOMASS
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an eligible renewable electrical generating facility includes a generator powered by agricultural residues, wood, landscape trimmings, or organic wastes. Requires a certain percentage of an electricity provider's power to come from biomass. Authorizes increases in the number and nameplate rating of customers who are eligible for net metering. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that landscape waste is not municipal waste. Extends the length of time that landscape waste may be held at a transfer station before the station must be regulated as a pollution control facility. Exempts lignocellulosic agricultural residues, organic landscape waste, and clean wood waste from regulation as waste. Exempts agricultural waste from certain groundwater rules. Requires the Agency to develop, and the Board to adopt, performance standards for landscape waste gasification facilities as well as testing procedures and standards for the end product produced by those facilities. Defines "flood proofed" for the purpose of a provision concerning local siting review. Makes other changes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 106–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Michael G. Connelly — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-01-28 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael G. Connelly
filing - 2010-01-29 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-01-29 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-02-08 Assigned to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-03-11 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2010-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- 2010-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael G. Connelly
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2010-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael G. Connelly
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
- 2010-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2010-03-25 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2010-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-04-06 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2010-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-04-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- 2010-04-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-04-06 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-04-06 Assigned to Energy
referral-committee - 2010-04-22 Do Pass Energy; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2010-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- 2010-04-28 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2010
- 2010-04-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2010-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2010-05-04 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2010-05-04 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-06-02 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-27 Effective Date July 27, 2010
- 2010-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1314
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/830e3b99-09c9-4aca-8c7b-bb843ee7d28d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).