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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
SB0038

Introduced 1/13/2025, by Sen. Sally J. Turner 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-12020

 Amends the Counties Code. In provisions about commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar energy facilities, removes changes made by Public Act 102-1123. Provides that any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms, commercial wind energy facilities, or commercial solar energy facilities that was in effect before January 27, 2023 may continue in effect notwithstanding any changes made in Public Act 102-1123 and, if applicable, any provision of a county zoning ordinance pertaining to wind farms that was in effect before August 16, 2007 may continue in effect notwithstanding the changes made in Public Act 95-203.

LRB104 03674 RTM 13698 b

A BILL FOR

SB0038LRB104 03674 RTM 13698 b

1 AN ACT concerning local government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing 

5Section 5-12020 as follows:

6 (55 ILCS 5/5-12020)

7 Sec. 5-12020. Wind farms, electric-generating wind 

8devices, and commercial Commercial wind energy facilities and 

9commercial solar energy facilities. 

10 (a) As used in this Section:

11 "Commercial solar energy facility" means a "commercial 

12solar energy system" as defined in Section 10-720 of the 

13Property Tax Code. "Commercial solar energy facility" does not 

14mean a utility-scale solar energy facility being constructed 

15at a site that was eligible to participate in a procurement 

16event conducted by the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to 

17subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency 

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