---
type: "Bill"
title: "RENEWABLE ENERGY-GREEN ECONOMY"
description: "Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 518"
citation: "Illinois SB 518 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb4956a8-d0e8-4f91-8c26-b684de75d525"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=518&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100459&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "640eca9d567a14def3b668874048b08ec4167d63328468fb8ca50096929f9761"
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 SB 518 (100th) — RENEWABLE ENERGY-GREEN ECONOMY

Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10000SB0518&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100459&DocNum=518&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0518eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100459&DocNum=518&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0518enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100459&DocNum=518&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **75–33** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **51–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2017-03-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2017
- **2017-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2017-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-002-000
- **2017-04-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-04-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2017-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2017
- **2017-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-000-000
- **2017-05-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2017-05-11** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Sente
- **2017-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Sente `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-General Services Committee
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-24** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-General Services Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-25** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2017-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2017-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0402 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb4956a8-d0e8-4f91-8c26-b684de75d525`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).