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Bill	PUBLIC UTILTIES-NET METERING	Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning net metering, makes changes concerning devices used to measure the flow of electricity; the methods for measuring and charging or crediting for the net electricity supplied; and the rates charged to net metering customers. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	SB 3811	Illinois SB 3811 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	40	2	2012-02-10	2012-07-18	openstates	ocd-bill/b68110fe-b568-404a-92f4-d176a87e377c	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3811&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65914&SessionID=84&GA=97	613fd6eec9ff3d41941c860b5773d74d6e9f7b51e82929f7cf447baa2c97527b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3811 (97th) — PUBLIC UTILTIES-NET METERING

Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning net metering, makes changes concerning devices used to measure the flow of electricity; the methods for measuring and charging or crediting for the net electricity supplied; and the rates charged to net metering customers. Effective immediately.

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 — 48–6 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 104–14 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Don Harmon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-10 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon filing
• 2012-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-10 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-02-24 Assigned to Energy referral-committee
• 2012-03-01 Do Pass Energy; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2012
• 2012-03-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
• 2012-03-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012
• 2012-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-03-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
• 2012-03-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 013-000-000
• 2012-03-29 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon amendment-passage
• 2012-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2012-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-03-29 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen May
• 2012-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2012-05-21 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
• 2012-05-21 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2012-05-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2012-05-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-28 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-05-28 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-05-28 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-05-29 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
• 2012-05-29 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
• 2012-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-014-000 reading-3, passage
• 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 . . . . . . . . . 97-0824 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b68110fe-b568-404a-92f4-d176a87e377c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).