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SB 167 Illinois Senate · 97th Regular Session

MUNI CD-REGULATE WIND FARMS

Summary
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may regulate wind farms and electric-generating wind devices without creating a zoning commission or adopting a zoning ordinance for the entire municipality. Provides that the authorization applies to ordinances adopted before, on, or after the effective date of the amendatory Act by a municipality to regulate wind farms and electric-generating wind devices within 1.5 miles of the corporate boundaries of the municipality. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
Senate Passage
Apr 2011
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2011 Last action Jan 8, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2011

How they voted

39–4
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 51
Apr 8, 2011
D Democratic31
27 Yea 1 Nay 3
87% Yea
R Republican20
12 Yea 3 Nay 5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
11
Amendments
2
May 31, 2011
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
lower
May 11, 2011
Lower · Passed
Remains in Environment & Energy Committee
lower
May 11, 2011
Committee
Motion Do Pass - Lost Environment & Energy Committee; 004-015-000
lower
Apr 12, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 8, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-4-8)
senate
Mar 17, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 006-002-000
upper
Mar 17, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
upper
Feb 9, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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