Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

65 ILCS 5/11-13-2

from Ch. 24, par. 11-13-2

65 ILCS 5/11-13-26

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. 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 when considering certain siting issues. 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. Provides that except for permitted wind farms, any ordinance shall preempt county zoning regulations and no siting approval shall be required within 1.5 miles of the municipality. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
2/8/2011	Senate	First Reading
2/8/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/9/2011	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2/16/2011	Senate	Postponed - Local Government
3/1/2011	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
3/1/2011	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
3/2/2011	Senate	Postponed - Local Government
3/9/2011	Senate	Postponed - Local Government
3/14/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
3/14/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/15/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government
3/17/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/17/2011	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 006-002-000
3/17/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
3/29/2011	Senate	Second Reading
3/29/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2011
4/5/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
4/8/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 046-004-000
4/8/2011	House	Arrived in House
4/11/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/11/2011	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
4/11/2011	House	First Reading
4/11/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/12/2011	House	Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
5/11/2011	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Environment & Energy Committee; 004-015-000
5/11/2011	House	Remains in Environment & Energy Committee
5/13/2011	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
5/20/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
5/27/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
5/31/2011	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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