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SB 1242 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

ILLINOIS COOL CITIES ACT

Summary
Creates the Illinois Cool Cities Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to units of local government in the State that have endorsed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Provides that any unit of local government may request designation as an Illinois Cool City if the unit of local government has (i) endorsed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and (ii) prepared and approved a plan to achieve a 7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by the year 2012. Provides for designation of Illinois Cool Cities upon certain findings by the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 20, 2007 Signed Aug 27, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2007 · House May 30, 2007

How they voted

47–0
Passed
Total votes 47
Mar 20, 2007
D Democratic29
29 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
55
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 27, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 8, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0)
senate
Mar 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
Feb 9, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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