Illinois · Senate Bill 3409 · 104th General Assembly

LOC GOV-ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

SB 3409 Sponsored by Christopher Belt In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 4, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 4, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Counties Code. In provisions concerning energy storage systems, provides that the farmland drainage plan that a facility owner must file with a county shall include, among other things, plans to repair any subsurface drainage affected during construction or deconstruction using procedures outlined in the agricultural impact mitigation agreement (rather than outlined in the decommissioning plan) and…

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Amends the Counties Code. In provisions concerning energy storage systems, provides that the farmland drainage plan that a facility owner must file with a county shall include, among other things, plans to repair any subsurface drainage affected during construction or deconstruction using procedures outlined in the agricultural impact mitigation agreement (rather than outlined in the decommissioning plan) and procedures for the repair and restoration of surface drainage affected during construction or deconstruction. Provides that a county shall (rather than may) require a facility owner to provide a decommissioning plan to the county. Makes changes to the requirements of a decommissioning plan. Provides that a county shall (rather than may) require the facility owner to submit to the county (i) a commercial operation a commissioning report meeting specified requirements of specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association; (ii) a hazard mitigation analysis meeting specified requirements of specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association; (iii) an emergency operations plan meeting specified requirements of specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association; and (iv) a warning that complies with specified publications of the National Fire Protection Association. Provides that the energy storage system owner shall enter into one agricultural impact mitigation agreement for each energy storage system. Requires the agricultural impact mitigation agreement for an energy storage system to include specified plans. Requires a commercial renewable energy facility owner to make available a copy of the signed agricultural impact mitigation agreement at the site of the commercial renewable energy facility during any construction or deconstruction activities. Makes other changes.

Every action

18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Energy and Public Utilities · Senate Energy and Public Utilities
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  7. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.