---
type: "Bill"
title: "COUNTY/MUNICIPAL-WIND FARMS"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 920"
citation: "Illinois SB 920 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-11"
last_action: "2015-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce92daeb-015d-44c6-83b4-55be7f2ca1ac"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=920&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=86360&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "8e7845692bef8b4fcae150ea8b1e82fb44be7595b88d5734794829687dc7e079"
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 920 (99th) — COUNTY/MUNICIPAL-WIND FARMS

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09900SB0920&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86360&DocNum=920&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0920eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86360&DocNum=920&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0920enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=86360&DocNum=920&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jason A. Barickman — primary (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Margo McDermed — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Reginald Phillips — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2015-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-07** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2015-05-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2015-05-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2015-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 006-000-000
- **2015-05-14** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Barickman `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2015-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2015-05-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-19** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Counties & Townships Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-05-19** Motion Prevailed
- **2015-05-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips
- **2015-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0123 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce92daeb-015d-44c6-83b4-55be7f2ca1ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).