---
type: "Bill"
title: "WIND FARMS RENEWABLE ENERGY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may prohibit any electric generating wind device from locating less than 1,400 feet from a residence within its corporate limits. Further provides that a Section concerning wind energy systems shall apply only to devices permitted after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1201"
citation: "Illinois HB 1201 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-31"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00904d82-8f12-4423-aaf2-f7089ed9386c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1201&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71661&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "d3a5b936bdebf8643e803a368b56370c4d1db37625134501fed8076282314c50"
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 1201 (98th) — WIND FARMS RENEWABLE ENERGY

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may prohibit any electric generating wind device from locating less than 1,400 feet from a residence within its corporate limits. Further provides that a Section concerning wind energy systems shall apply only to devices permitted after the effective date of the amendatory Act. 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=09800HB1201&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71661&DocNum=1201&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1201eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71661&DocNum=1201&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1201enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71661&DocNum=1201&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `filing`
- **2013-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2013-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2013-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-03** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-18** Do Pass Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2013
- **2013-04-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2013
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0204 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00904d82-8f12-4423-aaf2-f7089ed9386c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).