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type: "Bill"
title: "TWNSHP ELECTRICAL LOADS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that township boards may adopt ordinances under which they may aggregate residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the township. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3170"
citation: "Illinois SB 3170 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba505c76-305a-4214-ad6d-aac097c8c24c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3170&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64094&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "46c02b4bf49f18acd2562a48b0b736d9e9b9fbd34fa548b6a6e2dfe7a236244b"
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 3170 (97th) — TWNSHP ELECTRICAL LOADS
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that township boards may adopt ordinances under which they may aggregate residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the township. 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=09700SB3170&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64094&DocNum=3170&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3170eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64094&DocNum=3170&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3170enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64094&DocNum=3170&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Suzi Schmidt — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzi Schmidt `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzi Schmidt `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Energy
- **2012-03-01** Postponed - Energy
- **2012-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzi Schmidt `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 013-000-000
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schmidt `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2012-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-17** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 18, 2012
- **2012-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Suzi Schmidt `filing`
- **2012-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Energy; 011-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-18** Effective Date July 18, 2012
- **2012-07-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0823 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba505c76-305a-4214-ad6d-aac097c8c24c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).