Bill > HB4141

This bill amends both the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to prevent counties and municipalities from adopting ordinances or regulations that prohibit or effectively prohibit the installation of solar energy systems. The bill defines a "solar energy system" using the definition from the Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Act, and explicitly limits the ability of home rule units (local governments with self-governing powers) to create regulations that would interfere with solar energy system installations. By doing so, the legislation aims to promote solar energy adoption by removing potential local barriers to installation, ensuring that counties and municipalities cannot create obstacles that would make it difficult for property owners to install solar panels. The bill represents a state-level intervention to standardize and encourage renewable energy infrastructure, effectively overriding local governmental powers that might otherwise restrict solar energy system development.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4141&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104