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+type: "Bill"
+title: "ZONING-WIND FARMS"
+description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a county may regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a municipality may not regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in a manner that conflicts with an existing county ordinance. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "HB 620"
+citation: "Illinois HB 620 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2007-02-05"
+last_action: "2007-08-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c763caf6-ebcd-44ea-92c5-191219c20063"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=620&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27715&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "8cc5146e7ef3ea1033d5fc597adb93092d399dbc8b50edfe9df2cdd39bcbac5f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 620 (95th) — ZONING-WIND FARMS
+
+Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a county may regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a municipality may not regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in a manner that conflicts with an existing county ordinance. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0620&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27715&DocNum=620&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0620eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27715&DocNum=620&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0620enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27715&DocNum=620&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
+- **2007-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2007-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-02-22** Remains in Local Government Committee
+- **2007-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2007-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3`
+- **2007-05-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2007-05-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
+- **2007-05-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2007 `reading-1`
+- **2007-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
+- **2007-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-05-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
+- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
+- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
+- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
+- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
+- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0203 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c763caf6-ebcd-44ea-92c5-191219c20063`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+