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type: "Bill"
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title: "ILLINOIS COOL CITIES ACT"
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description: "Creates the Illinois Cool Cities Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to units of local government in the State that have endorsed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Provides that any unit of local government may request designation as an Illinois Cool City if the unit of local government has (i) endorsed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and (ii) prepared and approved a plan to achieve a 7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by the year 2012. Provides for designation of Illinois Cool Cities upon certain findings by the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 1242"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1242 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-09"
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last_action: "2007-08-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc99ef13-5b30-4080-bb03-f693802633ed"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1242&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29327&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "f124f7326fb46be3fc3222b9bc70a2a7115e86339a6cb44a8866041f2c072d9f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1242 (95th) — ILLINOIS COOL CITIES ACT
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Creates the Illinois Cool Cities Act. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide technical assistance, if needed, to units of local government in the State that have endorsed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Provides that any unit of local government may request designation as an Illinois Cool City if the unit of local government has (i) endorsed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and (ii) prepared and approved a plan to achieve a 7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by the year 2012. Provides for designation of Illinois Cool Cities upon certain findings by the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1242&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29327&DocNum=1242&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1242eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29327&DocNum=1242&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1242enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29327&DocNum=1242&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
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- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
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- Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
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- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
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- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Reid Lindner — cosponsor (person)
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- Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)
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- Susana A Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
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- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-22** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
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- **2007-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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- **2007-03-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
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- **2007-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
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- **2007-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2007-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
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- **2007-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2007-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2007-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tom Cross
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- **2007-03-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2007-03-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
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- **2007-03-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2007-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2007-04-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
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- **2007-05-08** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
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- **2007-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
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- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
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- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-30** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
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- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
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- **2007-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2007
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- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0453 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc99ef13-5b30-4080-bb03-f693802633ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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