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type: "Bill"
title: "UTIL-CARBON-FREE SCHOOL REPORT"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that \"confidential information\" means, for purposes of a provision requiring the results of each public school's Carbon-Free Assessment to be memorialized in a non-confidential report that redacts confidential information, information or facts exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that \"confidential information\" does not include program offerings, solar opportunities, health and safety certifications, energy efficiency recommendations, information about transportation and other funding offerings. Provides that a copy of the Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment report shall be provided to the applicable public school by the utility or the third party acting on behalf of the utility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 4751"
citation: "Illinois HB 4751 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawrence \"Larry\" Walsh, Jr.", "Steve Stadelman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/366abe12-de67-495e-a199-f4cbf04856b4"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4751&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=152435&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "d8ed4a3f1324fbe4ba5b57638ab5b1494b34c99d84b736e045142218dc950c25"
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 4751 (103rd) — UTIL-CARBON-FREE SCHOOL REPORT
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that "confidential information" means, for purposes of a provision requiring the results of each public school's Carbon-Free Assessment to be memorialized in a non-confidential report that redacts confidential information, information or facts exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that "confidential information" does not include program offerings, solar opportunities, health and safety certifications, energy efficiency recommendations, information about transportation and other funding offerings. Provides that a copy of the Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment report shall be provided to the applicable public school by the utility or the third party acting on behalf of the utility.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4751.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4751eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4751enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **541** (pass) · lower
- Energy and Public Utilities — **140** (pass) · lower
- Public Utilities — **141** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **10210** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. `filing`
- **2024-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 014-001-000
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-010-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2024-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-02** Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2024
- **2024-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0684 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/366abe12-de67-495e-a199-f4cbf04856b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).