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type: "Bill"
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title: "POWER AG-LOW-INCOME HYDRO PROG"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that there shall be created a low-income community hydropower pilot project program. Provides that under this program, persons shall propose pilot community hydropower projects. Provides that community hydropower projects proposed may exceed 2,000 kilowatts in nameplate capacity, and the amount paid per project under this program may not exceed $20,000,000. Provides that pilot projects must result in economic benefits for the members of the community in which the project will be located. Provides that the proposed pilot project must include a partnership with at least one community-based organization. Provides that approved pilot projects shall be competitively bid by the Illinois Power Agency, subject to fair and equitable guidelines developed by the Agency. Provides that contracts entered into under this program may be entered into with an entity that will develop and administer the program or with developers and shall also include contracts for renewable energy credits related to the program. Provides that a project proposed by a utility shall not be included in the utility's rate base. Makes corresponding changes to the Act and the Public Utilities Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "SB 1474"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1474 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Rachel Ventura"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2023-02-07"
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last_action: "2023-07-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02ca08a5-76c9-4bf1-8a22-ae5b277db139"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1474&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146197&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "7c32e6029276dcef05879264762a0c2b594f1f2597a60ee4425b06b68bbabe5e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1474 (103rd) — POWER AG-LOW-INCOME HYDRO PROG
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Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that there shall be created a low-income community hydropower pilot project program. Provides that under this program, persons shall propose pilot community hydropower projects. Provides that community hydropower projects proposed may exceed 2,000 kilowatts in nameplate capacity, and the amount paid per project under this program may not exceed $20,000,000. Provides that pilot projects must result in economic benefits for the members of the community in which the project will be located. Provides that the proposed pilot project must include a partnership with at least one community-based organization. Provides that approved pilot projects shall be competitively bid by the Illinois Power Agency, subject to fair and equitable guidelines developed by the Agency. Provides that contracts entered into under this program may be entered into with an entity that will develop and administer the program or with developers and shall also include contracts for renewable energy credits related to the program. Provides that a project proposed by a utility shall not be included in the utility's rate base. Makes corresponding changes to the Act and the Public Utilities Act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1474.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1474eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1474sam001.pdf)
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4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1474sam002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1474enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Energy and Public Utilities, Amendment 2 — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- Energy and Public Utilities — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · lower
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- Energy and Public Utilities — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Public Utilities — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
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- Rachel Ventura — primary (person)
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- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
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- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura `filing`
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- **2023-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-07** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-02-14** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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- **2023-02-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2023-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
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- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2023-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Energy and Public Utilities `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-09** Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 012-000-000
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- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
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- **2023-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
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- **2023-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2023-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
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- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
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- **2023-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ventura `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2023-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
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- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 018-000-000
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- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2024
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- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0380 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02ca08a5-76c9-4bf1-8a22-ae5b277db139`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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