Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 883 — CNTY CD-TEST WIND TOWERS

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0566

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2009. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Counties Code. In a Section concerning counties under township organization, provides that public notice of a special meeting of a county board must be given as prescribed in the Open Meetings Act (now, publication in a specified newspaper).

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 20 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill, HB 883, now includes provisions allowing counties to set standards and regulations for wind farms and wind energy devices, specifying factors like the height and number of these structures. Importantly, it mandates a public hearing at least 30 days before the county board makes a siting decision, which aims to increase transparency and community involvement in the decision-making process regarding local energy projects. Meanwhile, the previous section regarding special meetings of the county board has been removed, streamlining the legislative content of the bill. These changes are significant as they empower local governments to regulate renewable energy development while ensuring public engagement.

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HB0883 Engrossed LRB096 07804 RLJ 17907 b AN ACT concerning local government.
HB0883 Enrolled LRB096 07804 RLJ 17907 b AN ACT concerning local government.
The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 2-1002 as follows:
The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 5-12020 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/2-1002) (from Ch.
(55 ILCS 5/5-12020) Sec.
34, par.
5-12020.
2-1002) Sec.
Wind farms.
2-1002.
A county may establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices.
Special meetings.
The standards may include, without limitation, the height of the devices and the number of devices that may be located within a geographic area.
Special meetings of the board shall be held only when requested by at least one-third of the members of the board, or when requested by the chairman of the board in counties where such chairman is elected by the voters of the county, which request shall be in writing, addressed to the clerk of the board, and specifying the time and place of such meeting, upon reception of which the clerk shall immediately transmit notice, in writing, of such meeting, to each of the members of the board.
A county may also regulate the siting of wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in unincorporated areas of the county outside of the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality and the 1.5 mile radius surrounding the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality.
Public notice of special meetings must be given as prescribed in Section 2.02 of the Open Meetings Act.
There shall be at least one public hearing not more than 30 days prior to a siting decision by the county board.
The clerk shall also cause notice of such meeting to be published in some newspaper printed in the county, if any there be.
Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
In case a vacancy arises in the office of clerk, because of death or other reason, then the request shall be addressed to the circuit clerk who shall perform the duties of the clerk pursuant to this Section.
Counties may allow test wind towers to be sited without formal approval by the county board.
Test wind towers must be dismantled within 3 years of installation.
For the purposes of this Section, "test wind towers" are wind towers that are designed solely to collect wind generation data.
Any provision of a county zoning HB0883 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 07804 RLJ 17907 b ordinance pertaining to wind farms that is in effect before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly may continue in effect notwithstanding any requirements of this Section.
86-962.)
95-203, eff.
8-16-07.) Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0566

  2. Effective Date August 18, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000

  7. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 009-000-000

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Counties & Townships Committee

  9. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  10. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

  11. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose

  12. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly

  13. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

  14. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  15. Arrived in House

  16. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  17. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009

  19. Second Reading

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009

  21. Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 009-000-000

  22. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  23. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government

  24. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  25. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

  26. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

  27. Assigned to Local Government

  28. Referred to Assignments

  29. First Reading

  30. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  31. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009

  33. Arrive in Senate

  34. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-017-000

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  36. Second Reading - Short Debate

  37. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  38. Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000

  39. Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee

  40. Referred to Rules Committee

  41. First Reading

  42. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael G. Connelly

Sponsors

  • Patrick J. Verschoore · Cosponsor
  • Michael Noland · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Patrick J. Verschoore
  • Michael Noland

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 100003
Democrat 11000
Republican 3001
Total 114004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Myers — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Lang — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Senger — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Harris — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tryon — Not Voting
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Not Voting
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Flowers — Not Voting
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Not Voting

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Third Reading

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Maloney — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Noland — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Burzynski — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Millner — 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
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 97 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 871303
Democrat 8300
Republican 2101
Total 971704
% of votes cast 82%14%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Hatcher — Yea
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
May — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McAsey — Nay
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Senger — Nay
Sommer — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Turner — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Howard — Yea
Winters — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Nay
Cavaletto — Yea
Cole — Nay
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Farnham — Nay
Flider — Nay
Fortner — Yea
Fritchey — Nay
Froehlich — Nay
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Not Voting
Coladipietro — Not Voting
Coulson — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Nay
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Soto — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Nay
Golar — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Nay
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Nay
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Nay
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Nay
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Not Voting
Chris Miller Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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What does HB 883 do?
Amends the Counties Code. In a Section concerning counties under township organization, provides that public notice of a special meeting of a county board must be given as prescribed in the Open Meetings Act (now, publication in a specified newspaper).
Who sponsors HB 883?
HB 883 is sponsored by Patrick J. Verschoore and Michael Noland.
What is the current status of HB 883?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2009. Enacted.
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