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| Bill | ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT-WIND FARMS | Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that businesses that intend to establish a new wind power facility in Illinois may be considered "high impact businesses" and qualify for certain occupation tax exemptions. Exempts businesses that intend to establish new wind power facilities from provisions of the Act requiring applicants for designation as high impact businesses to provide the Department with (i) the prospective plan for which 1,500 full-time jobs would be eliminated if the business is not designated and (ii) proof of alternative non-Illinois sites which would receive the proposed investment and job creation if the business is not designated, and from provisions of the Act concerning revocation of high impact business status. Requires payment of prevailing hourly wages. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 1923 | Illinois SB 1923 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 71 | 2 | 2009-02-20 | 2009-06-30 | openstates | ocd-bill/dc6d3343-ec89-4953-b83b-197f386f36f8 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1923&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44815&SessionID=76&GA=96 | e1e7e896603e72dd55d8e2dbd1dd99f4e72e5e82c454f48312ab6c3c447c5af0 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1923 (96th) — ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT-WIND FARMS
Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that businesses that intend to establish a new wind power facility in Illinois may be considered "high impact businesses" and qualify for certain occupation tax exemptions. Exempts businesses that intend to establish new wind power facilities from provisions of the Act requiring applicants for designation as high impact businesses to provide the Department with (i) the prospective plan for which 1,500 full-time jobs would be eliminated if the business is not designated and (ii) proof of alternative non-Illinois sites which would receive the proposed investment and job creation if the business is not designated, and from provisions of the Act concerning revocation of high impact business status. Requires payment of prevailing hourly wages.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 87–18 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Careen M. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Reitz — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — primary (person)
- Susana A. Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
- William D. Burns — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
filing - 2009-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-04 Assigned to Energy
referral-committee - 2009-03-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2009-03-06 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- 2009-03-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2009-03-10 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2009-03-12 Do Pass Energy; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- 2009-03-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- 2009-03-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 012-000-000
- 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- 2009-04-01 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett
amendment-passage - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2009
- 2009-04-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-03 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-03 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2009-04-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-06 Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2009-04-06 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2009-04-20 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2009-04-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-30 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2009-04-30 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2009-04-30 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- 2009-04-30 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2009-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
- 2009-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- 2009-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- 2009-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
- 2009-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2009-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- 2009-05-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-018-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-18 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-05-18 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2009-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- 2009-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2009-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- 2009-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-06-30 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-06-30 Effective Date July 1, 2009
- 2009-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0028
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dc6d3343-ec89-4953-b83b-197f386f36f8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).