---
type: "Bill"
title: "BIOGAS SYSTEM CO-OPS"
description: "Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Allows cooperatives that own and operate agriculture-based biogas (anaerobic digester) systems to organize as a non-profit. Activities of the cooperatives may include the marketing and sale of biogas system products including but not limited to methane gas, electricity, and compost. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Illinois HB 1070 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2013-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b01f6ddb-710e-432a-a0f0-7ddc61a9defe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1070&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71518&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "a318a6e1b323ad10ad50fd0d057d1d0e20212f4306e5e84016f7f29cf5d54025"
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 1070 (98th) — BIOGAS SYSTEM CO-OPS

Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Allows cooperatives that own and operate agriculture-based biogas (anaerobic digester) systems to organize as a non-profit. Activities of the cooperatives may include the marketing and sale of biogas system products including but not limited to methane gas, electricity, and compost. 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=09800HB1070&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71518&DocNum=1070&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1070eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71518&DocNum=1070&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1070enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71518&DocNum=1070&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jerry F. Costello, II — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II `filing`
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
- **2013-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2013-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2013-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2013-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David Reis
- **2013-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2013-03-13** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Adam Brown
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2013-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2013-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2013-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2013-04-11** Sponsor Removed Sen. Gary Forby
- **2013-04-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2013-04-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2013-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Re-assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2013
- **2013-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0317 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b01f6ddb-710e-432a-a0f0-7ddc61a9defe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).