--- type: "Bill" title: "HIGHER ED-ENERGY CONSERVATION" description: "Amends the Public University Energy Conservation Act. Provides that \"energy conservation measure\" includes construction of a new building or facility that is designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "96th" identifier: "SB 2009" citation: "Illinois SB 2009 (96th)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 136 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2009-02-20" last_action: "2009-06-22" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/621bc5c5-abda-4d38-bc9f-56c7caea3d38" source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2009&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44921&SessionID=76&GA=96" source_hash: "f2931f974e74ff7a713c3a867cf411481e8ee8bfebaa47e92ee5daa7d1deea48" 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 2009 (96th) — HIGHER ED-ENERGY CONSERVATION Amends the Public University Energy Conservation Act. Provides that "energy conservation measure" includes construction of a new building or facility that is designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs. ## 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=09600SB2009&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44921&DocNum=2009&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2009eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44921&DocNum=2009&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2009enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44921&DocNum=2009&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) ## Votes - Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - André M. Thapedi — cosponsor (person) - Angelo Saviano — cosponsor (person) - Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person) - Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person) - Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person) - Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person) - Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person) - Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person) - Dale A. Righter — primary (person) - Dan Brady — cosponsor (person) - Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person) - Darlene J. Senger — cosponsor (person) - Dave Winters — cosponsor (person) - David R. Leitch — cosponsor (person) - David Reis — cosponsor (person) - Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person) - Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person) - Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person) - Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person) - Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person) - Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person) - Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person) - Frank J. Mautino — cosponsor (person) - Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person) - Greg Harris — cosponsor (person) - Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person) - Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person) - James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person) - Jay C. Hoffman — cosponsor (person) - Jerry L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person) - Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person) - Jim Durkin — cosponsor (person) - Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person) - Jim Watson — cosponsor (person) - JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person) - John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person) - John D. Cavaletto — cosponsor (person) - Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person) - Karen May — cosponsor (person) - Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person) - Kay Hatcher — cosponsor (person) - Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person) - Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person) - Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person) - Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person) - Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person) - Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person) - Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person) - Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person) - Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person) - Michael G. Connelly — cosponsor (person) - Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person) - Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person) - Michael W. Tryon — cosponsor (person) - Mike Boland — cosponsor (person) - Mike Bost — cosponsor (person) - Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person) - Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person) - Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person) - Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person) - Randy Ramey, Jr. — cosponsor (person) - Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person) - Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person) - Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person) - Richard P. Myers — cosponsor (person) - Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person) - Robert Rita — cosponsor (person) - Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person) - Roger L. Eddy — cosponsor (person) - Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person) - Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person) - Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person) - Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person) - Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person) - Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person) - Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person) - Susana A. Mendoza — cosponsor (person) - Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person) - Timothy L. Schmitz — cosponsor (person) - Tom Cross — cosponsor (person) - William B. Black — cosponsor (person) - William D. Burns — cosponsor (person) - William Davis — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing` - **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-03-04** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee` - **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction` - **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction` - **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy - **2009-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage` - **2009-03-12** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 014-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 - **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction` - **2009-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Energy - **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009 - **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 012-000-000 - **2009-04-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2` - **2009-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Righter `amendment-passage` - **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2009 - **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3` - **2009-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction` - **2009-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Energy - **2009-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 012-000-000 - **2009-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2` - **2009-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Righter `amendment-passage` - **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - **2009-04-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady - **2009-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2009-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure` - **2009-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction` - **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose - **2009-04-23** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis - **2009-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon - **2009-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson - **2009-04-28** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy - **2009-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock - **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia - **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider - **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson - **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg - **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith - **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy - **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns - **2009-05-05** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jack D. Franks - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey - **2009-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps - **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos - **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano - **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey - **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo - **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris - **2009-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca - **2009-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire - **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham - **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan - **2009-05-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino - **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2009-05-18** Passed Both Houses - **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce - **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2009-06-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2009-06-22** Effective Date June 22, 2009 - **2009-06-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0016 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/621bc5c5-abda-4d38-bc9f-56c7caea3d38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).