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SB 135 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

GREEN BLDG-ENTERPRISE ZONES

Summary
Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that a private development is qualified to become and is an enterprise zone and eligible for all the benefits of an enterprise zone if it (i) achieves certification using nationally recognized and accepted green building and sensible growth guidelines, standards, or systems, and (ii) is selected through a request for proposals by the Capital Development Board. Amends the Capital Development Board Act. Provides that the Capital Development Board shall issue a request for proposals by December 31, 2008 to select 3 model private developments that are designated by specified organizations as achieving certification using nationally recognized and accepted green building and sensible growth guidelines on a neighborhood scale. Provides that the model projects shall be designated as such to receive the benefits attained through Illinois Enterprise Zones for a period of 5 years.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced May 1, 2007 Signed Aug 21, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2007 · House May 24, 2007

How they voted

51–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 54
May 1, 2007
D Democratic33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
70
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
7
Aug 21, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 24, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 24, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-0-2)
house
May 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 21, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Careen M Gordon
lower
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000
lower
May 10, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
May 1, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 1, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 1, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-3)
senate
Mar 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton
upper
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 15, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Environment and Energy; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 14, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 13 co-sponsors

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