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HB 166 — HIGHER ED-GREEN JOBS & TECH
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0241
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2011. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Creates the University Green Jobs and Technology Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate and degree programs offered by each State university be uniformly named. Requires the Board to annually publicize on its Internet website information concerning efforts made by State universities to promote the green technology industry. Requires each State university to develop agreements to share equipment required for students participating in green jobs certificate or degree programs or enrolled in a course of study concerning green jobs. Requires the Board to annually prepare and publish on its Internet website a list of every green jobs course and green jobs certificate and degree program offered by State universities and an inventory of green jobs-related equipment used by these universities. Provides that representatives from each State university, in conjunction with research centers affiliated with these universities that focus on clean or sustainable energy and that are located within the same geographic regions, shall meet annually to develop collaborative efforts with regard to the green technology industry. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 2 removedPlain-language change summary
The revised version of Bill HB 166 has removed the term "Engrossed" and replaced it with "Enrolled." This change indicates that the bill has completed its legislative process and is officially ready for signing into law. It matters because it signifies the bill's progress and moves it closer to being enacted, impacting the communities and issues the bill addresses.
HB0166 EngrossedEnrolled LRB097 02894 NHT 42918 b AN ACT concerning education.
HB0166 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB097 02894 NHT 42918 b (a) Representatives from each State university and community college, in conjunction with research centers affiliated with these institutions that focus on clean or sustainable energy and that are located within the same geographic regions, may meet annually to develop collaborative efforts with regard to the green technology industry.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0241
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Effective Date August 4, 2011
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
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Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000
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Assigned to Higher Education
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine J. Johnson
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2011
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters
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Assigned to Higher Education Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters
Sponsors
- Dave Winters · Cosponsor
- Ira I. Silverstein · Cosponsor
- Mattie Hunter · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (3)
- Dave Winters
- Ira I. Silverstein
- Mattie Hunter Democrat
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Kotowski | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Noland | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Johnson, C. | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Duffy | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| LaHood | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Not Voting |
| McCann | — | Not Voting |
| Meeks | — | Not Voting |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Frerichs | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Sandack | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 95 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 114 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Burns | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Kay | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mell | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Morthland | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Tryon | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bradley | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Burke, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Burke, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Harris, David | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Harris, Greg | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Coladipietro | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Dugan | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Farnham | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Hatcher | — | Yea |
| Hays | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Not Voting |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Unes | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Golar | — | Not Voting |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Nybo | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Not Voting |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Ramey | — | Yea |
| Reboletti | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Senger | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Not Voting |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biss | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne A. Rosenthal | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 166 do?
- Creates the University Green Jobs and Technology Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate and degree programs offered by each State university be uniformly named. Requires the Board to annually publicize on its Internet website information concerning efforts made by State universities to promote the green technology industry. Requires each State university to develop agreements to share equipment required for students participating in green jobs certificate or degree programs or enrolled in a course of study concerning green jobs. Requires the Board to annually prepare and publish on its Internet website a list of every green jobs course and green jobs certificate and degree program offered by State universities and an inventory of green jobs-related equipment used by these universities. Provides that representatives from each State university, in conjunction with research centers affiliated with these universities that focus on clean or sustainable energy and that are located within the same geographic regions, shall meet annually to develop collaborative efforts with regard to the green technology industry. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 166?
- HB 166 is sponsored by Dave Winters, Ira I. Silverstein, and Mattie Hunter (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 166?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2011. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 166?
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