---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB UTILITIES-NEW PROJECTS"
description: "Amends Public Act 99-906 to add an immediate effective date to certain Sections. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 71"
citation: "Illinois SB 71 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8cb191f-bca3-4caa-9d4b-4c0eb44d50f9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=71&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=99528&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "01ccf801655e3b4435720f0501b4f13dc2521283488160a8067a975d1cc2ec05"
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 SB 71 (100th) — PUB UTILITIES-NEW PROJECTS

Amends Public Act 99-906 to add an immediate effective date to certain Sections. 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=10000SB0071&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99528&DocNum=71&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0071eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99528&DocNum=71&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0071enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=99528&DocNum=71&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **47–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2017-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
- **2017-03-16** Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
- **2017-03-17** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
- **2017-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2017-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2017
- **2017-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor Removed Sen. William E. Brady
- **2017-04-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2017-04-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2017-04-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2017-04-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady
- **2017-04-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2017
- **2017-04-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2017-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 047-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2017-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Assigned to Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2017-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2017-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2017
- **2017-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0016 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8cb191f-bca3-4caa-9d4b-4c0eb44d50f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).