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type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC UTILTIES-NET METERING"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3811"
citation: "Illinois SB 3811 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b68110fe-b568-404a-92f4-d176a87e377c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3811&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65914&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "613fd6eec9ff3d41941c860b5773d74d6e9f7b51e82929f7cf447baa2c97527b"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3811&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65914&DocNum=3811&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3811eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65914&DocNum=3811&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3811enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65914&DocNum=3811&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **486** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10414** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b68110fe-b568-404a-92f4-d176a87e377c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).