---
type: "Bill"
title: "BUILDINGS-FLUORESCENT LIGHTING"
description: "Amends the Government Buildings Energy Cost Reduction Act of 1991. Provides that all buildings owned or operated by the State shall use fluorescent, rather than incandescent, light bulbs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1460"
citation: "Illinois HB 1460 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-21"
last_action: "2007-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/421719a1-1032-4691-b863-dc0e9c0f5d74"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1460&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30252&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c421963f2e25cc53047bd9f4b3c120501d12969b6104fd2176cf2d850c742c3c"
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 1460 (95th) — BUILDINGS-FLUORESCENT LIGHTING

Amends the Government Buildings Energy Cost Reduction Act of 1991. Provides that all buildings owned or operated by the State shall use fluorescent, rather than incandescent, light bulbs.

## 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=09500HB1460&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30252&DocNum=1460&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1460eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30252&DocNum=1460&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1460enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30252&DocNum=1460&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Boland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `filing`
- **2007-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 020-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2007-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
- **2007-04-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-04-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-04-24** Home Rule Note Filed as amended with House Amendment No. 1, from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
- **2007-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 26, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2007-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0104 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/421719a1-1032-4691-b863-dc0e9c0f5d74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).