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type: "Bill"
title: "GREEN BUILDINGS ACT"
description: "Creates the Green Buildings Act. Requires that State-funded building construction and major renovations of existing State-owned facilities must meet certain energy and environmental standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program rating system, the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system, or an equivalent rating system. Permits waiver of the standards by the Capital Development Board or another agency. Specifies the criteria for waivers. Requires the Board to analyze and evaluate the Act's green building standards after the earlier of 5 years or the completion of 10 Board green projects. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 1013"
citation: "Illinois HB 1013 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-10"
last_action: "2009-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/781029ab-9fb4-4c40-8658-dcf7632f8ca9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1013&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42637&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ce13123865ed29524c19a654546f90aab303f047ad12c46b6439d96af9fe5451"
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 1013 (96th) — GREEN BUILDINGS ACT
Creates the Green Buildings Act. Requires that State-funded building construction and major renovations of existing State-owned facilities must meet certain energy and environmental standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program rating system, the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating system, or an equivalent rating system. Permits waiver of the standards by the Capital Development Board or another agency. Specifies the criteria for waivers. Requires the Board to analyze and evaluate the Act's green building standards after the earlier of 5 years or the completion of 10 Board green projects. 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=09600HB1013&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42637&DocNum=1013&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1013eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42637&DocNum=1013&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB1013enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42637&DocNum=1013&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Boland — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland `filing`
- **2009-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2009-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Environment; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-24** Effective Date July 24, 2009
- **2009-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0073 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/781029ab-9fb4-4c40-8658-dcf7632f8ca9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).