Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB3037: DARK SKY ACT
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Dark Sky Act. Provides that, beginning December 1, 2026, except for any lighting that a State agency has installed or is using on the effective date of the amendatory Act, all new or renovated luminaires that are purchased or rented with State funds for the purpose of outdoor illumination and any lighting that is installed on land or easements owned, leased, or managed by the State for the purpose of outdoor illumination, including, but not limited to, on roadways, facilities, properties, nonhabitable structures, monuments, and public right-of-way spaces shall comply with specified responsible outdoor lighting requirements. Makes exceptions to the requirements. Provides that a State agency may send a request to the Department of Central Management Services to seek an exemption when planning to install, purchase, or rent lighting under one or more of the listed exceptions to the requirements in the Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services, within 30 days of receipt, to (i) grant the exemption by memorandum, (ii) deny the exemption by memorandum, or (iii) grant the exemption by failing to issue a memorandum. Makes conforming changes to provisions that apply to the Department of Natural Resources. Changes a definition. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3037Introduced 1/28/2026, by Sen. Laura EllmanSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 200/1415 ILCS 200/10415 ILCS 200/15415 ILCS 200/20415 ILCS 200/22 new415 ILCS 200/25 415 ILCS 200/1 415 ILCS 200/10 415 ILCS 200/15 415 ILCS 200/20 415 ILCS 200/22 new 415 ILCS 200/25 ILCS 200/1 ILCS 200/10 ILCS 200/15 ILCS 200/20 ILCS 200/22 new ILCS 200/25 Amends the Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act. Changes theshort title of the Act to the Dark Sky Act…
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3037Introduced 1/28/2026, by Sen. Laura EllmanSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 200/1415 ILCS 200/10415 ILCS 200/15415 ILCS 200/20415 ILCS 200/22 new415 ILCS 200/25 415 ILCS 200/1 415 ILCS 200/10 415 ILCS 200/15 415 ILCS 200/20 415 ILCS 200/22 new 415 ILCS 200/25 ILCS 200/1 ILCS 200/10 ILCS 200/15 ILCS 200/20 ILCS 200/22 new ILCS 200/25 Amends the Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act. Changes theshort title of the Act to the Dark Sky Act. Provides that, beginningDecember 1, 2026, except for any lighting that a State agency has installedor is using on the effective date of the amendatory Act, all new orrenovated luminaires that are purchased or rented with State funds for thepurpose of outdoor illumination and any lighting that is installed on landor easements owned, leased, or managed by the State for the purpose ofoutdoor illumination, including, but not limited to, on roadways,facilities, properties, nonhabitable structures, monuments, and publicright-of-way spaces shall comply with specified responsible outdoorlighting requirements. Makes exceptions to the requirements. Provides thata State agency may send a request to the Department of Central ManagementServices to seek an exemption when planning to install, purchase, or rentlighting under one or more of the listed exceptions to the requirements inthe Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services, within 30days of receipt, …