---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB UTIL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
description: "PUB UTIL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 263"
citation: "Illinois HB 263 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 78
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1998-03-20T00:00:00-06:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/591e515d-5313-4448-a963-06520fe8c425"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "e18aa5fc8c10b91478d3490e67ee2334e374ecc65b9285e23fe2e71b58e01e15"
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 263 (90th) — PUB UTIL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0263** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0263LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- GRANBERG — cosponsor (person)
- NOVAK — cosponsor (person)
- RAUSCHENBERGER — cosponsor (person)
- RYDER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELECTRIC UTIL `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 007-000-000 HEUD
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 062-052-003 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR PERSICO
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR MAHAR
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-16T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVIR. & ENE. S
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SENV
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-06
- **1997-05-01T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR FARLEY
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-09
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CARROLL
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 052-000-002 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-15T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/NOVAK
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO RULES COMMITTEE/RULE 75(A) 01 `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01/HRUL
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01/NOVAK
- **1997-05-17T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 01/MAHAR
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST/MAHAR
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/MAHAR,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** RAUSCHENBERGER,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** MAITLAND, FARLEY,
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** SHAW
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/NOVAK,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** GRANBERG, MORROW,
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** CHURCHILL AND
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** PERSICO
- **1997-07-02T00:00:00-05:00** RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL
- **1998-01-13T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED MAHAR
- **1998-01-13T00:00:00-06:00** ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO RAUSCHENBERGER
- **1998-01-14T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GRANBERG
- **1998-01-15T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED CARROLL
- **1998-01-15T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED FARLEY
- **1998-01-28T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1998-01-28T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/RAUSCHENBERGER
- **1998-01-28T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1998-01-28T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/RAUSCHENBERGER
- **1998-01-28T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SENV
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/RAUSCHENBERGER
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SENV/009-000-000
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/RAUSCHENBERGER
- **1998-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/054-000-001
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO RYDER
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO NOVAK
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** RECOMMENDS CONSIDERATION HRUL
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/RYDER
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HPUB
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST
- **1998-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BLACK
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HPUB/007-000-000
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/116-000-000
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1998-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1998-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1998-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1998-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-03-20
- **1998-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0574

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/591e515d-5313-4448-a963-06520fe8c425`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).