Bill > HB3650

Introduced Session

Amends the Energy Transition Act. Adds electrification industries to clean energy jobs. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a gas utility may cease providing service if the Illinois Commerce Commission determines that adequate substitute service is available at a reasonable cost to support the existing end uses of the affected utility customers. Provides for cost-effective energy efficiency measures for natural gas utilities that supersede existing provisions concerning natural gas energy efficiency programs and take effect beginning January 1, 2025. Provides that gas main and gas service extension policies shall be based on the principle that the full incremental cost associated with new development and growth shall be borne by the customers that cause those incremental costs. Provides that, no later than 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Commission shall initiate a docketed rulemaking reviewing each gas public utility tariff that provides for gas main and gas service extensions without additional charge to new customers in excess of the default extensions as specified in administrative rule. Adds the Clean Building Heating Law Article to the Act, with provisions concerning emissions standards for heating in buildings, as well as related and other provisions. Adds the 2050 Heat Decarbonization Standard Article to the Act, with provisions concerning options for compliance, measures for customer emission reduction, customer emission reductions, tradable clean heat credits, banking of emission reductions, equity in emission reductions, enforcement, the 2050 Heat Decarbonization Pathways Study, gas infrastructure planning, a study on gas utility financial incentive reform, and reporting requirements. Adds the Statewide Navigator Program Law Article to the Act, with provisions concerning creation of a statewide navigator program, as well as related and other provisions. Effective immediately.

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Camille Lilly (D)*,  Robert Peters (D)*,  Carol Ammons (D),  Jaime Andrade (D),  Dee Avelar (D),  Kam Buckner (D),  Mary Beth Canty (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Lakesia Collins (D),  Michael Crawford (D),  Margaret Croke (D),  Lisa Davis (D),  William Davis (D),  Eva-Dina Delgado (D),  Dan Didech (D),  Kimberly du Buclet (D),  Marcus Evans (D),  Laura Faver Dias (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  La Shawn Ford (D),  Robyn Gabel (D),  Edgar González (D),  Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),  Graciela Guzmán (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Matt Hanson (D),  Sonya Harper (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Norma Hernandez (D),  Lilian Jiménez (D),  Thaddeus Jones (D),  Theresa Mah (D),  Natalie Manley (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Anna Moeller (D),  Bob Morgan (D),  Yolonda Morris (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Suzanne Ness (D),  Aarón Ortíz (D),  Abdelnasser Rashid (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Nick Smith (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  Curtis Tarver (D),  Rachel Ventura (D),  Chris Welch (D),  Maurice West (D),  Ann Williams (D),  Omar Williams (D), 

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (on 06/02/2025)

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