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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-RENEWABLE ENERGY GRANTS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish and operate a renewable energy grant program to assist school districts in the installation, acquisition, construction, and improvement of renewable energy sources in the public schools. Provides that the grant shall cover 50% of the cost for which the grant is sought, up to a maximum grant of $1,000,000, if the applicant school district is able to demonstrate that it has funds to pay the other 50% of the cost. Effective July 1, 2007."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 285"
citation: "Illinois HB 285 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-12"
last_action: "2007-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43f519b6-4683-4f82-a625-7b6797351454"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=285&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27031&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "69ea4e196d14aac5c8971af7b7ffe92922871bb664d657333d179f9b45c325be"
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 285 (95th) — SCH CD-RENEWABLE ENERGY GRANTS
Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish and operate a renewable energy grant program to assist school districts in the installation, acquisition, construction, and improvement of renewable energy sources in the public schools. Provides that the grant shall cover 50% of the cost for which the grant is sought, up to a maximum grant of $1,000,000, if the applicant school district is able to demonstrate that it has funds to pay the other 50% of the cost. Effective July 1, 2007.
## 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=09500HB0285&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27031&DocNum=285&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0285eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27031&DocNum=285&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0285enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27031&DocNum=285&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Mitchell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2007-01-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2007-01-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2007-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Renewable Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Renewable Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Renewable Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Renewable Energy Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2007-04-18** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-26** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2007
- **2007-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2007-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2007
- **2007-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0046 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43f519b6-4683-4f82-a625-7b6797351454`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).