Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)

Status: (Passed) 2009-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0028 [SB1923 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Third Reading in House	2009-05-18	87	18	0	0	105	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2009-04-02	54	0	0	0	54	Passed	Link	View

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