---
type: "Bill"
title: "RENEWABLE FUELS-GRANT ADDITION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to award, in excess of the annual aggregate grant total, up to $4,000,000 to a grant applicant who installs advanced technologies for water usage, carbon footprint reduction, and other blending improvements designed to optimize processes at the applicant’s renewable fuels facility. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 680"
citation: "Illinois HB 680 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf8301a9-f186-4be1-be42-d984cec4029f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=680&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41151&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "0fa45fedf08c3e964fb5584b9f561cb70fb403ed9e69250886d6fa5f55ff8662"
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 680 (96th) — RENEWABLE FUELS-GRANT ADDITION

Amends the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to award, in excess of the annual aggregate grant total, up to $4,000,000 to a grant applicant who installs advanced technologies for water usage, carbon footprint reduction, and other blending improvements designed to optimize processes at the applicant’s renewable fuels facility. 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=09600HB0680&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41151&DocNum=680&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0680eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41151&DocNum=680&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0680enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41151&DocNum=680&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Renewable Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Renewable Energy Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2009-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2009
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0173 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf8301a9-f186-4be1-be42-d984cec4029f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).