---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCCA-ETHANOL RESEARCH PLNT-BD"
description: "DCCA-ETHANOL RESEARCH PLNT-BD"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 2216"
citation: "Illinois HB 2216 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-08-01T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf15b374-6be9-4426-9627-6d35b7ebf003"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "116b7a70de91aabb2c1e93074b4b65611d37748d0d4de3db5353ad0ff92e7dd9"
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 2216 (90th) — DCCA-ETHANOL RESEARCH PLNT-BD

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB2216** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB2216LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BOST — cosponsor (person)
- BOWLES — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,STEVE — cosponsor (person)
- HOLBROOK — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- KLINGLER — cosponsor (person)
- LUECHTEFELD — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS,J — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MITCHELL
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOST
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KLINGLER
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO MYERS
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 023-000-000 HENE
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADFORD
- **1997-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK
- **1997-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR MYERS,J
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL
- **1997-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LUECHTEFELD
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 010-000-000 SENV
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-06
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-08
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REA
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CLAYBORNE
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 056-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-06T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-08-01T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-08-01T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-01
- **1997-08-01T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0304

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf15b374-6be9-4426-9627-6d35b7ebf003`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).