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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5571 Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Seth Lewis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Energy
Efficient Building Act. Provides that the Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to require that each newly-constructed residential building in the State that includes a garage shall provide for sufficient electric generating capacity in the garage to charge an electric vehicle. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5571 | | LRB102 21437 HLH 30553 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Energy
Efficient Building Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 15.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 3125/15.1 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 15.1. Electric vehicle charging; residential |
| 8 | | buildings. |
| 9 | | (a) In addition to any other requirements set forth in |
| 10 | | this Act, the Board shall adopt rules to require that each |
| 11 | | newly-constructed residential building in the State that |
| 12 | | includes a garage shall provide for sufficient electric |
| 13 | | generating capacity in the garage to charge an electric |
| 14 | | vehicle. |
| 15 | | (b) As used in this Section: |
| 16 | | "Electric vehicle" means a battery-powered electric |
| 17 | | vehicle operated solely by electricity or a plug-in hybrid |
| 18 | | electric vehicle that operates on electricity and gasoline and |
| 19 | | has a battery that can be recharged from an external source. |
| 20 | | "Newly-constructed residential building" means a |
| 21 | | residential building that is first constructed on or after |
| 22 | | January 1, 2023.
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