---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL GOV-WIND FARMS"
description: "Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality or a county may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the municipality or county. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4646"
citation: "Illinois HB 4646 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-01-28"
last_action: "2008-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca4b76f6-26b6-47e5-85de-46a8628a9929"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4646&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35343&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "559b6162a06e6a795ce0f87d3f91d1483e2b9242cadfd98365c225a807cd6594"
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 4646 (95th) — LOCAL GOV-WIND FARMS

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality or a county may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the municipality or county. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500HB4646&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35343&DocNum=4646&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4646eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35343&DocNum=4646&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4646enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35343&DocNum=4646&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2008-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2008-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2008-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2008-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2008-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2008-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2008-04-15** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2008-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2008-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2008-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-13** Sponsor Removed Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2008-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2008
- **2008-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0805 `became-law`
- **2008-08-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca4b76f6-26b6-47e5-85de-46a8628a9929`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).