Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0071 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, Transportation is the largest source of
5	5	3 greenhouse gas emissions in the State of Illinois; driving and
6	6	4 encouraging the use of electric vehicles, which generate no
7	7	5 tailpipe emissions, is an important step towards reducing air
8	8	6 pollution and mitigating the effects of climate change; and
9	9	7 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has made significant
10	10	8 strides in promoting clean energy and reducing the State's
11	11	9 carbon footprint by advancing electric vehicle programs,
12	12	10 developing and expanding infrastructure conducive to electric
13	13	11 vehicles, and passing several key pieces of legislation that
14	14	12 support the use and development of electric vehicles; and
15	15	13 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has become a leader in the
16	16	14 United States in electric vehicle adoption with the Secretary
17	17	15 of State's Office reporting 126,231 registered electric
18	18	16 vehicles in January 2025, marking a 34.5% increase from
19	19	17 January 2024, and 4,051 public charging ports; and
20	20	18 WHEREAS, Illinois remains committed to promoting and
21	21	19 expanding programs, such as electric vehicle programs, that
22	22	20 aim to protect public health and the climate and has been able
23	23	21 to honor that commitment partly in thanks to support from the
24	24	22 federal government; and
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33	33	1 WHEREAS, On November 15, 2021, the Infrastructure
34	34	2 Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law by
35	35	3 President Biden and allocated $7.5 Billion to various programs
36	36	4 to promote the adoption of electric vehicles across the
37	37	5 nation; the federal government's support for electric vehicle
38	38	6 programs has been instrumental in the growth of the electric
39	39	7 vehicle market in Illinois; and
40	40	8 WHEREAS, In January 2025, it was announced by Governor JB
41	41	9 Pritzker that Illinois received the federal government's
42	42	10 largest grant in the nation, totally $114 million, for the
43	43	11 expansion of the State's electric vehicle charging
44	44	12 infrastructure; and
45	45	13 WHEREAS, The current federal administration has an
46	46	14 opportunity to expand on the progress that has been made by
47	47	15 maintaining and promoting policies that support research,
48	48	16 development, and the implementation of electric vehicles to
49	49	17 aid Illinois and the rest of the nation in meeting their
50	50	18 environmental and economic goals; therefore, be it
51	51	19 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
52	52	20 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge President
53	53	21 Trump, the members of the United States Congress, and the
54	54	22 current federal administration to continue to support electric
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