Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the State Finance Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits by electric utilities serving more than 300,000 retail customers as of January 1, 2019. Provides for the renewable energy credits to be related to new renewable energy resources installed at the site of electric generation that on January 1, 2019 burned coal as the primary fuel source. Provides for the Illinois Power Agency to manage the procurement of the credits. Establishes the requirements for eligibility for the credits. Requires the electric utilities to file a tariff for the billing and collection of a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity delivered to its delivery services customers within its service territory at specified rates and to deposit a percentage of its collections in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund. Establishes the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provide transitional support funding to coal-fueled electric utilities participating in the utilization of the renewable energy credits. Effective immediately.
Rep. Jay Hoffman
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Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Modifies provisions concerning design-bid-build construction. Removes requirements concerning the use of the single prime procurement delivery method for building construction projects with total construction costs valued greater than or less than $5,000,000. Extends the operative dates of specified provisions. Extends the repeal date of a Section defining "single prime". Makes conforming changes. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Restores requirements concerning the use of the single prime procurement delivery method for building construction projects with total construction costs valued greater than or less than $5,000,000. Further modifies the operative and repeal dates of specified provisions. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 500/1-15.93 30 ILCS 500/30-30 Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 500/1-5 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning State policy. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 500/1-5 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 5015/15 30 ILCS 500/1-10 30 ILCS 500/1-12 30 ILCS 500/1-13 30 ILCS 500/1-15.93 30 ILCS 500/20-20 30 ILCS 500/20-60 30 ILCS 500/30-30 30 ILCS 500/50-90 new 30 ILCS 500/55-20 30 ILCS 537/90 30 ILCS 595/10 30 ILCS 595/15 rep. 30 ILCS 595/20 rep. 30 ILCS 595/25 rep. 775 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 68, par. 2-105 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with changes. Amends the Design-Build Procurement Act. Extends repeal of the Act to January 1, 2024. Amends the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act. Provides that the State (rather than the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council) shall support and encourage that 10% of food and food products purchased by entities funded in part or in whole by State dollars be local farm or food products. Provides that all State agencies and State-owned facilities that purchase food and food products shall publish on their applicable procurement bulletin their farm or food purchases for the recently completed fiscal year. Provides that the first published report shall be due no later than January 1, 2022 and represent fiscal year 2021 purchases. Provides that a report shall be due each January 1 thereafter and be published on a form prescribed by each applicable Chief Procurement Officer. Removes provisions concerning the creation, responsibilities, and governance of the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council. Amends the Commission to End Hunger Act to make a conforming change concerning the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council. Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that the Department of Human Rights shall establish a reasonable opportunity to cure any noncompliance with public contract requirements regarding equal employment opportunities and affirmative action by a bidder prior to the awarding of a contract. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals language making certain provisions for reassignment by dealers applicable to salvage certificates.
Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois. Provides that the storage, possession, sale, and use of nonfireworks shall be permitted at all times throughout the State. Requires regulation of nonfireworks, including their storage and sale, to be consistent with the standards set forth in the National Fire Protection Association's Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles, 2006 edition. Provides that the amendatory provisions do not apply to the City of Chicago. Defines "nonfireworks". House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 425 ILCS 30/5 new Adds reference to: 425 ILCS 30/2 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 102 425 ILCS 35/1 from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois and the Pyrotechnic Use Act. Provides that "fireworks" and "consumer fireworks" do not include handheld or ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and nonaerial, sometimes producing a crackling or whistling effect, and containing 75 grams or fewer of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or fewer for multiple tubes (rather than only sparklers) or wood stick or wire sparklers containing not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item. Effective January 1, 2022.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
Amends the Service Use Tax Act and the Service Occupation Tax Act. Extends the 1% rate of tax to food prepared for immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of service at a facility subject to the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act or the Life Care Facilities Act.