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type: "Bill"
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title: "OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY COUNCIL"
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description: "Creates the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council Act. Creates the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council as a separate entity within the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that the Council shall consist of (1) the Director of Natural Resources, the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Illinois Power Agency, the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, or their designees, (2) certain other public members selected by the Director of Natural Resources, and (3) members of the General Assembly appointed by the House and Senate leadership. Provides that members of the Council shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the Council. Provides that the Council shall examine certain topics related to offshore wind energy facilities on Lake Michigan and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2011. Provides that the Act shall be repealed on July 1, 2012. Effective July 1, 2011."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 1558"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1558 (97th)"
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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: 45
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2011-02-15"
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last_action: "2011-08-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2f01233-8ffb-44bc-81ab-1ee0f5813e95"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1558&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58704&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "c1a693d1928c0c1a8c7d36cdeed079fc451d241b07a30d6b2cb47b976d6b53ca"
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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 HB 1558 (97th) — OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY COUNCIL
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Creates the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council Act. Creates the Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Energy Council as a separate entity within the Department of Natural Resources. Provides that the Council shall consist of (1) the Director of Natural Resources, the Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Illinois Power Agency, the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, or their designees, (2) certain other public members selected by the Director of Natural Resources, and (3) members of the General Assembly appointed by the House and Senate leadership. Provides that members of the Council shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the Council. Provides that the Council shall examine certain topics related to offshore wind energy facilities on Lake Michigan and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2011. Provides that the Act shall be repealed on July 1, 2012. Effective July 1, 2011.
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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=09700HB1558&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58704&DocNum=1558&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1558eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58704&DocNum=1558&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1558enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58704&DocNum=1558&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **90–16** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **50–5** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **93–18** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
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- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
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- **2011-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
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- **2011-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 016-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
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- **2011-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
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- **2011-03-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2011 `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
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- **2011-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
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- **2011-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-05-12** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2011-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
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- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 050-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2011-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
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- **2011-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 090-016-000
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- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2011
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- **2011-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0266 `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/c2f01233-8ffb-44bc-81ab-1ee0f5813e95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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