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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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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.

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

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1060 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 550 (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).