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| Bill | ZONING-WIND FARMS | Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a county may regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a municipality may not regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in a manner that conflicts with an existing county ordinance. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 620 | Illinois HB 620 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2007-02-05 | 2007-08-16 | openstates | ocd-bill/c763caf6-ebcd-44ea-92c5-191219c20063 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=620&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27715&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 8cc5146e7ef3ea1033d5fc597adb93092d399dbc8b50edfe9df2cdd39bcbac5f | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 620 (95th) — ZONING-WIND FARMS
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county may establish standards for wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a county may regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices. Provides that a municipality may not regulate zoning with respect to wind farms and electric-generating wind devices in a manner that conflicts with an existing county ordinance. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose
filing - 2007-02-05 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-05 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-07 Assigned to Local Government Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-02-22 Remains in Local Government Committee
- 2007-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-04-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-04-27 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007
reading-3 - 2007-05-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2007-05-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2007-05-02 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2007
reading-1 - 2007-05-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- 2007-05-03 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-05-03 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-03 Assigned to Local Government
referral-committee - 2007-05-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2007-05-15 Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- 2007-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-16 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-16 Effective Date August 16, 2007
- 2007-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0203
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c763caf6-ebcd-44ea-92c5-191219c20063. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).