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| Bill | WIND ENERGY FACILITIES | Creates the Wind Energy Facilities Construction and Deconstruction Act. Requires that commercial wind energy operators of commercial wind energy facilities located on private property enter into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement with the Department of Agriculture outlining construction and deconstruction standards and policies designed to preserve the integrity of any agricultural land that is impacted by commercial wind energy facility construction and deconstruction. Provides that the requirement does not apply to commercial wind energy facilities already constructed or permitted by a decision of a county or municipality prior to the effective date of the Act, but does apply to any commercial wind energy facility seeking an extension or renewal of an initial permit from a county or municipality. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement shall be entered into prior to any public hearing required prior to a siting decision of a county or municipality regarding the commercial wind energy facility. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement is binding on any subsequent wind energy operator that takes ownership of the commercial wind energy facility that is the subject of the agreement. Requires that the Department of Agriculture adopt rules that are necessary and appropriate for the implementation and administration of agricultural impact mitigation agreements as required under the Act. Effective immediately. Makes conforming changes to the Counties Code and Municipal Code. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 3523 | Illinois HB 3523 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2015-02-26 | 2015-07-24 | openstates | ocd-bill/32ac884d-87b7-4ee0-92f0-75f8a76b4b81 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3523&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89711&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 8a99457ffe199cab801c2304729995cb0a3aaaae688b2e5096645724308a970a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3523 (99th) — WIND ENERGY FACILITIES
Creates the Wind Energy Facilities Construction and Deconstruction Act. Requires that commercial wind energy operators of commercial wind energy facilities located on private property enter into an agricultural impact mitigation agreement with the Department of Agriculture outlining construction and deconstruction standards and policies designed to preserve the integrity of any agricultural land that is impacted by commercial wind energy facility construction and deconstruction. Provides that the requirement does not apply to commercial wind energy facilities already constructed or permitted by a decision of a county or municipality prior to the effective date of the Act, but does apply to any commercial wind energy facility seeking an extension or renewal of an initial permit from a county or municipality. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement shall be entered into prior to any public hearing required prior to a siting decision of a county or municipality regarding the commercial wind energy facility. Provides that the agricultural impact mitigation agreement is binding on any subsequent wind energy operator that takes ownership of the commercial wind energy facility that is the subject of the agreement. Requires that the Department of Agriculture adopt rules that are necessary and appropriate for the implementation and administration of agricultural impact mitigation agreements as required under the Act. Effective immediately. Makes conforming changes to the Counties Code and Municipal Code.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 91–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Adam Brown — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown
filing - 2015-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-10 Assigned to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
referral-committee - 2015-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
- 2015-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 012-000-000
amendment-passage - 2015-03-26 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Renewable Energy & Sustainability
- 2015-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Renewable Energy & Sustainability; 014-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-04-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-28 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2015-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- 2015-04-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-28 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-29 Assigned to Agriculture
referral-committee - 2015-05-07 Do Pass Agriculture; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- 2015-05-20 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2015
- 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
reading-3 - 2015-05-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- 2015-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-07-24 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-07-24 Effective Date July 24, 2015
- 2015-07-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0132
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/32ac884d-87b7-4ee0-92f0-75f8a76b4b81. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).