Illinois · Senate Bill 4028 · 104th General Assembly

UTILITY-INTERCONNECTION RULES

SB 4028 Sponsored by Terri Bryant In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 6, 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 Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning the recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery and other services, provide that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall, within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, initiate and complete a rulemaking proceeding to revise 83 Ill. Adm. Code 466 and 83 Ill. Adm. Code 467 to address barriers to timely and cost-effective…

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Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning the recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery and other services, provide that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall, within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, initiate and complete a rulemaking proceeding to revise 83 Ill. Adm. Code 466 and 83 Ill. Adm. Code 467 to address barriers to timely and cost-effective interconnections for distributed generation facilities with a nameplate capacity of at least 40 kilowatts but no greater than 2 megawatts, including stand-alone solar photovoltaic systems, battery energy storage, hybrid gas-electric systems, and renewable natural gas integrations. Requires the revisions to include certain factors. Provides that the Commission shall coordinate the revisions with a Future of Gas proceeding pursuant to the final Order of the Commission in Docket No. 24-0158 to ensure compatibility with gas decarbonization pathways and to prioritize market-driven distributed resources that enhance reliability and affordability. Provides that the revised rules shall take effect no later than July 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Energy and Public Utilities · Senate Energy and Public Utilities
  5. SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terri Bryant
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
  5. CommitteePostponed - Energy and Public Utilities · Senate Energy and Public Utilities
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  7. CommitteePostponed - Energy and Public Utilities · Senate Energy and Public Utilities
  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 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.