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SB 1704 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

CLEAN COAL-FUTUREGEN

Summary
Creates the Clean Coal FutureGen for Illinois Act for the purpose of providing the FutureGen Alliance with adequate liability protection, land use rights, and permitting certainty to facilitate the siting of the FutureGen Project in Illinois. Contain provisions concerning transfer of title to sequestered gas and associated liabilities to the State; insurance and indemnification by the State for the Operator for certain liabilities; permits; land use, including condemnation powers; and economic incentives. Contains other provisions and a severability clause. Amends: the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law concerning financial assistance; the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act concerning high impact businesses; the Court of Claims Act and the State Lawsuit Immunity Act concerning jurisdiction; and the Eminent Domain Act concerning condemnation authority. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jul 2007
Senate Passage
Jul 2007
House Passage
Jul 2007
Signed into Law
Jul 2007
Introduced Mar 21, 2007 Signed Jul 30, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Jul 26, 2007 · House Jul 17, 2007

How they voted

42–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Jul 26, 2007
D Democratic29
28 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
R Republican18
14 Yea 4
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
99
Key actions
12
Committee
17
Amendments
14
Jul 30, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-001-000
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 3/5 Vote Required
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-001-000
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 012-000-000
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 012-000-000
upper
Jul 25, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment and Energy
upper
Jul 25, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment and Energy
upper
Jul 24, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
Jul 24, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
Jul 18, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-July 19, 2007
upper
Jul 18, 2007
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
upper
Jul 17, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Jul 17, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Jul 17, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Jul 17, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Jul 17, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (79-0-17)
house
Jul 12, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jul 12, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
lower
May 31, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 31, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
lower
May 30, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Environment and Energy; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 7, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
Feb 9, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 22 co-sponsors

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