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Bill	LAKE MICHIGAN WIND ENERGY ACT	Creates the Lake Michigan Wind Energy Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to develop a detailed offshore wind energy siting matrix for the public trust lands of Lake Michigan. Authorizes the Department, after finalizing the offshore wind energy siting matrix, to grant offshore wind energy development site assessment permits and leases. Authorizes the Department to convert site assessment leases to construction and operation leases. Grants the Department other rulemaking powers. Creates the Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Policy Task Force. Charges the Task Force with analyzing and evaluating policy and economic options to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy and proposing an appropriate Illinois mechanism for purchasing and selling power from offshore wind energy projects. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 2753	Illinois HB 2753 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	68	3	2013-02-21	2013-08-16	openstates	ocd-bill/7bb569f4-36b6-46a0-a816-228fddd1e219	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2753&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74567&SessionID=85&GA=98	cd4f4ff0fb8f4fa85ba0486f29814ecd9b75fe954d5c79c7d4b2f83d959a345a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2753 (98th) — LAKE MICHIGAN WIND ENERGY ACT

Creates the Lake Michigan Wind Energy Act. Requires the Department of Natural Resources to develop a detailed offshore wind energy siting matrix for the public trust lands of Lake Michigan. Authorizes the Department, after finalizing the offshore wind energy siting matrix, to grant offshore wind energy development site assessment permits and leases. Authorizes the Department to convert site assessment leases to construction and operation leases. Grants the Department other rulemaking powers. Creates the Offshore Wind Energy Economic Development Policy Task Force. Charges the Task Force with analyzing and evaluating policy and economic options to facilitate the development of offshore wind energy and proposing an appropriate Illinois mechanism for purchasing and selling power from offshore wind energy projects. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence — 108–10 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 90–21 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Robyn Gabel — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2013-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel filing
• 2013-02-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
• 2013-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
• 2013-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2013-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2013-03-04 Assigned to Environment referral-committee
• 2013-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
• 2013-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2013-03-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 013-002-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment
• 2013-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Environment; 016-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2013-03-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
• 2013-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2013-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2013-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2013-04-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2013-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-04-08 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2013-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-021-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2013-04-10 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
• 2013-04-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
• 2013-04-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-10 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2013-04-16 Assigned to Energy referral-committee
• 2013-05-02 Postponed - Energy
• 2013-05-09 Do Pass Energy; 012-000-003 committee-passage
• 2013-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2013
• 2013-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
• 2013-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss amendment-introduction
• 2013-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-05-24 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 reading-3
• 2013-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
• 2013-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 010-000-000
• 2013-05-30 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Biss amendment-passage
• 2013-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2013-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-002 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-30 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2013-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2013-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
• 2013-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2013-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2013-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
• 2013-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2013-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2013-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-010-000
• 2013-05-31 House Concurs
• 2013-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-16 Effective Date August 16, 2013
• 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0447 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7bb569f4-36b6-46a0-a816-228fddd1e219. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).