104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4094
 
Introduced 10/15/2025, by Rep. Chris Miller
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
    Creates the Rogue Component Installation Prevention Act. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the Act, no public utility, unit of local government, or school district shall install components manufactured by a foreign country of concern on a renewable energy device in the State. Requires every distributor, manufacturer, or seller of a renewable energy device in the State to report the characteristic contents of any component installed on the renewable energy device, including the date of manufacture, the country of origin, and the location of the company that manufactured the component, to the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Department of Energy, the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, and the Illinois State Police. Defines terms.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Rogue 
5Component Installation Prevention Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Component" means any software, hardware, digital and 
8cloud infrastructure, or power inverter installed on a 
9renewable energy device.
10    "Foreign country of concern" means the People's Republic 
11of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of 
12Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic 
13of Cuba, Venezuela, or the Syrian Arab Republic, including any 
14agency of or any other entity of significant control of such 
15foreign country of concern.
16    "Renewable energy device" means any device powered by 
17wind, solar thermal energy, photovoltaic cells or panels, or 
18energy storage systems.
 
19    Section 10. Installation of components manufactured by a 
20foreign country of concern prohibited. On and after the 
21effective date of this Act, no public utility, unit of local 
22government, or school district shall install components 
 
 
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1manufactured by a foreign country of concern on a renewable 
2energy device in this State.
 
3    Section 15. Reporting characteristic contents of 
4components. On and after the effective date of this Act, every 
5distributor, manufacturer, or seller of a renewable energy 
6device in this State shall report the characteristic contents 
7of any component installed on the renewable energy device, 
8including the date of manufacture, the country of origin, and 
9the location of the company that manufactured the component, 
10to the following government entities:
11        (1) the United States Department of Homeland Security;
12        (2) the United States Department of Energy;
13        (3) the Illinois Power Agency;
14        (4) the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and 
15    Office of Homeland Security; and
16        (5) the Illinois State Police.