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type: "Bill"
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title: "DIXON PARK DIST-SOLAR PANELS"
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description: "Amends Section 3 of an Act in relation to conservation, approved December 24, 1992, Public Act 87-1243, as amended by Public Act 88-468. Changes a reference to the Department of Conservation to the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that notwithstanding any other provisions in the Act, the Dixon Park District is authorized to install and operate solar panels, to create all necessary ingress and egress, to construct any necessary connections to the electric grid, and to conduct any other necessary activities for the development and operation of a solar electric generation facility. Describes the property authorized for the location of the solar facility. Authorizes the Dixon Park District to develop and operate the solar facility subject to specified requirements. Effective immediately."
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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: "HB 2963"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2963 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bradley Fritts", "Win Stoller"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2023-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d92e32e-683c-4d69-9f16-2397a0d6ee88"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2963&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148109&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "8b5a988826150076921081dc81c28ef469f9fcd9114c789ac7cdb4afc920ee80"
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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 HB 2963 (103rd) — DIXON PARK DIST-SOLAR PANELS
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Amends Section 3 of an Act in relation to conservation, approved December 24, 1992, Public Act 87-1243, as amended by Public Act 88-468. Changes a reference to the Department of Conservation to the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that notwithstanding any other provisions in the Act, the Dixon Park District is authorized to install and operate solar panels, to create all necessary ingress and egress, to construct any necessary connections to the electric grid, and to conduct any other necessary activities for the development and operation of a solar electric generation facility. Describes the property authorized for the location of the solar facility. Authorizes the Dixon Park District to develop and operate the solar facility subject to specified requirements. Effective immediately.
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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/HB/PDF/10300HB2963.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2963eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2963enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Energy & Environment — **27–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **112–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
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- Local Government — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bradley Fritts — primary (person)
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- Win Stoller — primary (person)
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- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
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- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
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- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
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- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
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- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bradley Fritts `filing`
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- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2023-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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- **2023-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
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- **2023-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
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- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2023-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
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- **2023-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 027-000-000
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- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
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- **2023-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-23** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
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- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
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- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
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- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `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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- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2023
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- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0173 `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/4d92e32e-683c-4d69-9f16-2397a0d6ee88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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