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type: "Bill"
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title: "COAL & ELECTRIC GENERATION"
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description: "Creates the Illinois Coal Mining and Electric Generation Act. Provides that the goal of the Act is to provide partial financing for the construction of new electric generating facilities in Illinois. Amends the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act. Provides that new power generation shall be included in the strategies and recommendations made by the Illinois Coal Development Board concerning the promotion of environmentally responsible uses of Illinois coal for meeting electric power supply requirements. Amends the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act to provide that \"coal\" and \"coal resources\" include coal, a coal product or by-product, including the generation of electricity and synthetic fuels (now, including electricity and synthetic fuels). Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Increases bonding authority by $500,000,000 for the purpose of partially financing new coal burning electric generating facility projects that use Illinois coal and are sited adjacent to Illinois coal mines. Effective July 1, 2003."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "HB 2866"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2866 (93rd)"
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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: 47
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-02-21"
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last_action: "2003-07-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe51c60e-e5e3-4108-9cba-d89930a4c885"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2866&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5416&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "cda14fb49827d4876725c147491d114c7e9c3ad60feb947ef6ae053b63010e6a"
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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 2866 (93rd) — COAL & ELECTRIC GENERATION
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Creates the Illinois Coal Mining and Electric Generation Act. Provides that the goal of the Act is to provide partial financing for the construction of new electric generating facilities in Illinois. Amends the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act. Provides that new power generation shall be included in the strategies and recommendations made by the Illinois Coal Development Board concerning the promotion of environmentally responsible uses of Illinois coal for meeting electric power supply requirements. Amends the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act to provide that "coal" and "coal resources" include coal, a coal product or by-product, including the generation of electricity and synthetic fuels (now, including electricity and synthetic fuels). Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Increases bonding authority by $500,000,000 for the purpose of partially financing new coal burning electric generating facility projects that use Illinois coal and are sited adjacent to Illinois coal mines. Effective July 1, 2003.
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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=09300HB2866&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5416&DocNum=2866&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2866eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5416&DocNum=2866&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2866enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5416&DocNum=2866&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **48–9** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
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- **2003-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
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- **2003-02-21** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Philip Novak
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- **2003-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment and Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment and Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
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- **2003-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
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- **2003-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2003-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2003-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2003-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
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- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy Committee
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- **2003-04-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-04-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Environment and Energy Committee; 011-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2003-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2003-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
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- **2003-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
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- **2003-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
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- **2003-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2003-04-03** Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 2
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- **2003-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-003 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
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- **2003-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio
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- **2003-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-04-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
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- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
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- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
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- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 048-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
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- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0167 `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/fe51c60e-e5e3-4108-9cba-d89930a4c885`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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