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+type: "Bill"
+title: "UTILITIES-ADVERTISING RECOVERY"
+description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes provisions concerning advertising expenditures applicable to water and sewer utilities in addition to electric and gas utilities. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "HB 4838"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4838 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2008-02-07"
+last_action: "2008-08-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/795c9a8e-2df2-4231-a511-215b6d497474"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4838&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35640&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "28f568fc8d11bed7fcdd4237617866ee552a567139886b2412a5c15187a8ff1a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4838 (95th) — UTILITIES-ADVERTISING RECOVERY
+
+Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes provisions concerning advertising expenditures applicable to water and sewer utilities in addition to electric and gas utilities. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4838&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35640&DocNum=4838&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4838eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35640&DocNum=4838&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4838enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35640&DocNum=4838&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Renée Kosel — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2008-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `filing`
+- **2008-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-20** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-02-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
+- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
+- **2008-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
+- **2008-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
+- **2008-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-03-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 11, 2008 `reading-1`
+- **2008-03-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
+- **2008-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-14** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2008
+- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
+- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
+- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2008-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2008-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2008
+- **2008-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0814 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/795c9a8e-2df2-4231-a511-215b6d497474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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