republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1458.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "POWER AGENCY-RENEWABLE ENERGY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Changes the definition of \"renewable energy resources\" to include biogas and biosolids produced by municipal wastewater treatment plants in the State. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1458"
citation: "Illinois HB 1458 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-10"
last_action: "2011-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d0317d0-cc77-43f4-bb55-2ba4f2daa2b1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1458&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58214&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3eadf253f4abb3b703a0bf28eb5b4ad1e2640fc095b3e0565e5b2350ebefa64f"
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 HB 1458 (97th) — POWER AGENCY-RENEWABLE ENERGY

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Changes the definition of "renewable energy resources" to include biogas and biosolids produced by municipal wastewater treatment plants in the State. 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=09700HB1458&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58214&DocNum=1458&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1458eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58214&DocNum=1458&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1458enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58214&DocNum=1458&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- William Cunningham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `filing`
- **2011-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy Committee
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2011-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Cunningham
- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 106-000-001
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2011
- **2011-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0491 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d0317d0-cc77-43f4-bb55-2ba4f2daa2b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).