Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3673 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3673 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Climate Corporate Accountability Act. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall develop and adopt rules to require a reporting entity to annually disclose to the emissions registry, and verify, all of the reporting entity's scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. Provides that a reporting entity, starting on January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, shall publicly disclose to the emissions registry all of the reporting entity's scope 1 emissions and scope 2 emissions for the prior calendar year, and its scope 3 emissions for that same calendar year no later than 180 days after that date. Provides that the Secretary of State shall contract with an emissions registry to develop a reporting and registry program to receive and make publicly available disclosures. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State shall contract with the University of Illinois, a national laboratory, or another equivalent academic institution to prepare a report on the public disclosures made by reporting entities to the emissions registry. Provides that the emissions registry, on or before January 1, 2027, shall create a digital platform, which shall be accessible to the public, that will house all disclosures submitted by reporting entities to the emissions registry. Provides for enforcement of the Act. Effective immediately. LRB104 09238 SPS 19295 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3673 Introduced , by Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Climate Corporate Accountability Act. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall develop and adopt rules to require a reporting entity to annually disclose to the emissions registry, and verify, all of the reporting entity's scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. Provides that a reporting entity, starting on January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, shall publicly disclose to the emissions registry all of the reporting entity's scope 1 emissions and scope 2 emissions for the prior calendar year, and its scope 3 emissions for that same calendar year no later than 180 days after that date. Provides that the Secretary of State shall contract with an emissions registry to develop a reporting and registry program to receive and make publicly available disclosures. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State shall contract with the University of Illinois, a national laboratory, or another equivalent academic institution to prepare a report on the public disclosures made by reporting entities to the emissions registry. Provides that the emissions registry, on or before January 1, 2027, shall create a digital platform, which shall be accessible to the public, that will house all disclosures submitted by reporting entities to the emissions registry. Provides for enforcement of the Act. Effective immediately. LRB104 09238 SPS 19295 b LRB104 09238 SPS 19295 b A BILL FOR
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning business.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Climate Corporate Accountability Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
17	17	7 "Emissions registry" means a nonprofit emissions registry
18	18	8 organization contracted by the Secretary of State that:
19	19	9 (1) operates a voluntary greenhouse gas emission
20	20	10 registry for organizations operating in the United States;
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22	22	12 (2) has experience with voluntary greenhouse gas
23	23	13 emissions disclosure by entities operating in Illinois.
24	24	14 "Reporting entity" means a partnership, corporation,
25	25	15 limited liability company, or other business entity formed
26	26	16 under the laws of this State, the laws of any other state of
27	27	17 the United States or the District of Columbia, or under an Act
28	28	18 of the Congress of the United States with total annual
29	29	19 revenues in excess of $1,000,000,000 and that does business in
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31	31	21 "Scope 1 emissions" means all direct greenhouse gas
32	32	22 emissions that stem from sources that a reporting entity owns
33	33	23 or directly controls, regardless of location, including, but
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40	40	Creates the Climate Corporate Accountability Act. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall develop and adopt rules to require a reporting entity to annually disclose to the emissions registry, and verify, all of the reporting entity's scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. Provides that a reporting entity, starting on January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, shall publicly disclose to the emissions registry all of the reporting entity's scope 1 emissions and scope 2 emissions for the prior calendar year, and its scope 3 emissions for that same calendar year no later than 180 days after that date. Provides that the Secretary of State shall contract with an emissions registry to develop a reporting and registry program to receive and make publicly available disclosures. Provides that, on or before January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State shall contract with the University of Illinois, a national laboratory, or another equivalent academic institution to prepare a report on the public disclosures made by reporting entities to the emissions registry. Provides that the emissions registry, on or before January 1, 2027, shall create a digital platform, which shall be accessible to the public, that will house all disclosures submitted by reporting entities to the emissions registry. Provides for enforcement of the Act. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 not limited to, fuel combustion activities.
69	69	2 "Scope 2 emissions" means indirect greenhouse gas
70	70	3 emissions from electricity purchased and used by a reporting
71	71	4 entity, regardless of location.
72	72	5 "Scope 3 emissions" means indirect greenhouse gas
73	73	6 emissions, other than scope 2 emissions, from activities of a
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75	75	8 entity does not own or directly control and may include, but
76	76	9 are not limited to, emissions associated with the reporting
77	77	10 entity's supply chain, business travel, employee commutes,
78	78	11 procurement, waste, and water usage, regardless of location.
79	79	12 Section 10. Emissions reporting.
80	80	13 (a) On or before July 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall
81	81	14 develop and adopt rules to require a reporting entity to
82	82	15 annually disclose to the emissions registry, and verify, all
83	83	16 of the reporting entity's scope 1 emissions, scope 2
84	84	17 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. The Secretary of State shall
85	85	18 ensure that the rules adopted under this subsection require,
86	86	19 at a minimum, all of the following:
87	87	20 (1) That a reporting entity, starting on January 1,
88	88	21 2027, and annually thereafter, publicly disclose to the
89	89	22 emissions registry all of the reporting entity's scope 1
90	90	23 emissions and scope 2 emissions for the prior calendar
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92	92	25 year no later than 180 days after that date, using the
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103	103	1 Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting
104	104	2 Standard and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value
105	105	3 Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard
106	106	4 developed by the World Resources Institute and the World
107	107	5 Business Council for Sustainable Development, including
108	108	6 guidance for scope 3 emissions calculations that detail
109	109	7 acceptable use of both primary and secondary data sources,
110	110	8 including the use of industry average data, proxy data,
111	111	9 and other generic data in its scope 3 emissions
112	112	10 calculations. On or before July 1, 2029, the Secretary of
113	113	11 State shall review, and update as necessary, the public
114	114	12 disclosure deadlines to evaluate trends in scope 3
115	115	13 emissions reporting and consider changes to the disclosure
116	116	14 deadlines to ensure that scope 3 emissions data is
117	117	15 disclosed to the emissions registry as close in time as
118	118	16 practicable to the deadline for reporting entities to
119	119	17 disclose scope 1 emissions and scope 2 emissions data. The
120	120	18 reporting timelines shall consider industry stakeholder
121	121	19 input and shall take into account the timelines by which
122	122	20 reporting entities typically receive scope 1, scope 2, and
123	123	21 scope 3 emissions data, as well as the capacity for
124	124	22 independent verification to be performed by a third-party
125	125	23 auditor, as approved by the Secretary of State.
126	126	24 (2) That a reporting entity's public disclosure is
127	127	25 made in a manner that is easily understandable and
128	128	26 accessible to residents of the State.
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139	139	1 (3) That a reporting entity's public disclosure
140	140	2 includes the name of the reporting entity and any
141	141	3 fictitious names, trade names, assumed names, and logos
142	142	4 used by the reporting entity.
143	143	5 (4) That a reporting entity's public disclosure is
144	144	6 structured in ways that maximize and streamline reporting
145	145	7 and ease of use in meeting the requirements of national
146	146	8 and international disclosure programs and standards,
147	147	9 including, but not limited to, adopted rules from the
148	148	10 United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
149	149	11 international standards, such as those established by CDP
150	150	12 Global.
151	151	13 (5) That a reporting entity's public disclosure is
152	152	14 independently verified by the emissions registry or a
153	153	15 third-party auditor, that is approved by the Secretary of
154	154	16 State, with expertise in greenhouse gas emissions
155	155	17 accounting. The reporting entity shall ensure that a copy
156	156	18 of the complete, audited greenhouse gas emissions
157	157	19 inventory, including the name of the approved third-party
158	158	20 auditor, is provided to the emissions registry as part of
159	159	21 or in connection with the reporting entity's public
160	160	22 disclosure. The Secretary of State shall establish auditor
161	161	23 qualifications and a process for approval of auditors that
162	162	24 ensures sufficient auditor capacity, as well as timely
163	163	25 reporting implementation as required under paragraph (1).
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175	175	1 emissions registry to develop a reporting and registry program
176	176	2 to receive and make publicly available disclosures as
177	177	3 described in paragraph (1).
178	178	4 (c) The Secretary of State may adopt any rules that it
179	179	5 deems necessary and appropriate to implement this Section.
180	180	6 (d) In developing the rules required under this Section,
181	181	7 the Secretary of State shall consult with all of the
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183	183	9 (1) the Attorney General;
184	184	10 (2) other government stakeholders, including, but not
185	185	11 limited to, experts in climate science and corporate
186	186	12 carbon emissions accounting;
187	187	13 (3) stakeholders representing consumer and
188	188	14 environmental justice interests; and
189	189	15 (4) reporting entities that have demonstrated
190	190	16 leadership in full-scope greenhouse gas emissions
191	191	17 accounting and public disclosure and greenhouse gas
192	192	18 emissions reductions.
193	193	19 Section 15. Report on public emissions disclosures.
194	194	20 (a) On or before January 1, 2027, the Secretary of State
195	195	21 shall contract with the University of Illinois, a national
196	196	22 laboratory, or another equivalent academic institution to
197	197	23 prepare a report on the public disclosures made by reporting
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199	199	25 and the rules adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to
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210	210	1 that Section. In preparing the report, consideration shall be
211	211	2 given to, at a minimum, greenhouse gas emissions from
212	212	3 reporting entities in the context of State greenhouse gas
213	213	4 emissions reduction and climate goals. The entity preparing
214	214	5 the report shall not require reporting entities to report any
215	215	6 information beyond what is required under Section 10 or the
216	216	7 rules adopted by the Secretary of State under that Section.
217	217	8 (b) The Secretary of State shall submit the report
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219	219	10 publicly available on the digital platform required to be
220	220	11 created by the emissions registry as described in Section 20.
221	221	12 Section 20. Emissions registry.
222	222	13 (a) The emissions registry, on or before January 1, 2027,
223	223	14 shall create a digital platform, which shall be accessible to
224	224	15 the public, that shall house all disclosures submitted by
225	225	16 reporting entities to the emissions registry under the rules
226	226	17 adopted by the Secretary of State under Section 10 and the
227	227	18 report prepared for the Secretary of State as described in
228	228	19 Section 15. The emissions registry shall make the reporting
229	229	20 entities' disclosures and the Secretary of State's report
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232	232	23 (b) The digital platform shall be capable of featuring
233	233	24 individual reporting entity disclosures, and shall allow
234	234	25 consumers to view reported data elements aggregated in a
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245	245	1 variety of ways, including multiyear data, in a manner that is
246	246	2 easily understandable and accessible to residents of the
247	247	3 State. All data sets and customized views shall be available
248	248	4 in electronic format for access and use by the public.
249	249	5 (c) Within 30 days after receipt, the emissions registry
250	250	6 shall submit the report prepared for the Secretary of State as
251	251	7 described in Section 15 to the General Assembly.
252	252	8 Section 25. Violations. If the Attorney General finds that
253	253	9 a reporting entity has violated or is violating this Act, or
254	254	10 upon a complaint received from the Secretary of State, the
255	255	11 Attorney General may bring a civil action against that
256	256	12 reporting entity seeking civil penalties for violations of
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258	258	14 Section 30. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
259	259	15 severable. If any provision of this Act or its application is
260	260	16 held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other
261	261	17 provisions or applications that can be given effect without
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