---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB UTIL-TAXES-ENTERPRISE ZONE"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act in relation to an exemption from certain municipal utility taxes with respect to enterprises located in an enterprise zone or a Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone. Extends the availability of the exemption from 2013 to 2017 and reduces the requisite job retention requirement from 1,000 jobs to 750 jobs. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1379"
citation: "Illinois SB 1379 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2013-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11fd942a-b12e-49fc-af1a-ddf5e15ab69b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1379&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71920&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "65ee62a2025eefcecdb0c4804a58d68c9251b25064cdc0d7c1686dafea119d24"
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 1379 (98th) — PUB UTIL-TAXES-ENTERPRISE ZONE

Amends the Public Utilities Act in relation to an exemption from certain municipal utility taxes with respect to enterprises located in an enterprise zone or a Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone. Extends the availability of the exemption from 2013 to 2017 and reduces the requisite job retention requirement from 1,000 jobs to 750 jobs. 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=09800SB1379&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71920&DocNum=1379&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1379eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71920&DocNum=1379&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1379enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71920&DocNum=1379&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–9** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2013-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-14** Assigned to Revenue `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-02-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue
- **2013-02-28** Postponed - Revenue
- **2013-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2013
- **2013-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2013
- **2013-03-13** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-03-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2013-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** To Sales and Other Taxes Subcommittee
- **2013-05-09** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0321 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11fd942a-b12e-49fc-af1a-ddf5e15ab69b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).