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type: "Bill"
title: "ALT FUELS-WEB INFORMATION"
description: "Creates the Promote Illinois Ethanol and Biodiesel Act. Requires that the Internet websites of State agencies must include hypertext links to websites containing information on ethanol and biodiesel fuels. Provides that the required links shall include any website maintained and operated by a State agency that posts information concerning E85 fuel or biodiesel fuel and may include private websites including, but not limited to, websites maintained and operated by the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition and the National Biodiesel Board. Provides that \"State agency\" means any department, office, commission, board, or authority within the State executive branch, and includes State-supported universities and colleges and the Illinois Building Authority. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 271"
citation: "Illinois HB 271 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-12"
last_action: "2008-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8eb85925-23cc-4d56-804f-a1204bf8461e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=271&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27015&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ff76422a092b7a823b5a3e08a7035da9dd1744d3c8ec6a3f3736dd3a75f00c62"
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 271 (95th) — ALT FUELS-WEB INFORMATION
Creates the Promote Illinois Ethanol and Biodiesel Act. Requires that the Internet websites of State agencies must include hypertext links to websites containing information on ethanol and biodiesel fuels. Provides that the required links shall include any website maintained and operated by a State agency that posts information concerning E85 fuel or biodiesel fuel and may include private websites including, but not limited to, websites maintained and operated by the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition and the National Biodiesel Board. Provides that "State agency" means any department, office, commission, board, or authority within the State executive branch, and includes State-supported universities and colleges and the Illinois Building Authority. 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=09500HB0271&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27015&DocNum=271&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0271eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27015&DocNum=271&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0271enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27015&DocNum=271&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ronald A. Wait — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ronald A. Wait `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2007-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Bio-Technology Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2007-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Bio-Technology Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Bio-Technology Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Bio-Technology Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2007-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2007-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2007-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2007-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-05-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
- **2007-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-23** Effective Date July 23, 2008
- **2008-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0749 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8eb85925-23cc-4d56-804f-a1204bf8461e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).