ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT-WIND FARMS
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Jun 2009
Introduced Apr 3, 2009
Signed Jun 30, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2009 · House May 18, 2009
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Apr 2, 2009
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
72
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jun 30, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 18, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 29, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Apr 20, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 2, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-1)
senate
Apr 1, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Garrett
upper
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 012-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
upper
Mar 12, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Energy; 014-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Energy
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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