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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5043

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Anthony DeLuca

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/11-15.5-10

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Deletes a provision concerning
the express prohibition of a municipality's adoption of any ordinance or
resolution or the exercise of any power that prohibits or has the effect of
prohibiting the installation of a solar energy system or low-voltage
solar-powered devices. Provides that a municipality may regulate or
prohibit the installation of a solar energy system or low-voltage
solar-powered devices in a way that is consistent with the municipality's
comprehensive plan or zoning authority.
LRB104 20454 TRT 33919 b

A BILL FOR

HB5043
LRB104 20454 TRT 33919 b
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AN ACT concerning local government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
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changing Section 11-15.5-10 as follows:

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(65 ILCS 5/11-15.5-10)
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(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
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delayed effective date
)
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Sec. 11-15.5-10.
Prohibitions.
A municipality may regulate
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or prohibit the installation of a solar energy system or
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low-voltage solar-powered devices in a way that is consistent
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with the municipality's comprehensive plan or zoning
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authority, including within the municipality's one and
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one-half mile extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction

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Notwithstanding any provision of this Code or other provision
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of law, the adoption of any ordinance or resolution or the
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exercise of any power, by municipality that prohibits or has
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the effect of prohibiting the installation of a solar energy
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system or low-voltage solar-powered devices is expressly
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prohibited
. Municipalities that own local electric
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distribution systems may adopt and implement reasonable
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policies, consistent with Section 17-900 of the Public
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Utilities Act, regarding the interconnection and use of solar

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energy systems.
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(Source: P.A. 104-458, eff. 6-1-26.)

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