---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELEC FUND TRANSFR-CREDIT CARDS"
description: "ELEC FUND TRANSFR-CREDIT CARDS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 271"
citation: "Illinois HB 271 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 88
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-24T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e59c425d-7955-4c37-aabd-3dc43ffbd630"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "24fdd518aae5b7c822c2681d7db8fc04c7b1ee099527361bb3dc20bcf1521ea2"
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 271 (90th) — ELEC FUND TRANSFR-CREDIT CARDS

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0271** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0271LV.html)

## Sponsors

- ACEVEDO — cosponsor (person)
- BRADY — cosponsor (person)
- BUGIELSKI — cosponsor (person)
- CAPPARELLI — cosponsor (person)
- CARROLL — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- CURRY,JULIE — cosponsor (person)
- DURKIN — cosponsor (person)
- FEIGENHOLTZ — cosponsor (person)
- GEO-KARIS — cosponsor (person)
- GIGLIO — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,LOU — cosponsor (person)
- LANG — cosponsor (person)
- LYONS,JOSEPH — cosponsor (person)
- MCAULIFFE — cosponsor (person)
- MCKEON — cosponsor (person)
- MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- PHELPS — cosponsor (person)
- RONEN — cosponsor (person)
- SANTIAGO — cosponsor (person)
- SCHAKOWSKY — cosponsor (person)
- SCHOENBERG — cosponsor (person)
- SCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- SCULLY — cosponsor (person)
- SLONE — cosponsor (person)
- STROGER — cosponsor (person)
- WOOD — cosponsor (person)
- ZICKUS — 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 FIN INSTIT `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU
- **1997-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CAPPARELLI
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-FIN INSTIT H
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 029-000-000 HFIN
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED DEUCHLER
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE REQUESTED DEUCHLER
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED DEUCHLER
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** JUDICIAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RONEN
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GIGLIO
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SLONE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STROGER
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHAKOWSKY
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BUGIELSKI
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WEAVER,MIKE
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADY
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DURKIN
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCAULIFFE
- **1997-03-12T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PHELPS
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BUGIELSKI
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED HRUL
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-BUGIELSKI
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG
- **1997-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG
- **1997-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED
- **1997-04-03T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-BUGIELSKI
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOD
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-BUGIELSKI
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000
- **1997-04-09T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 03-BUGIELSKI
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-04-10T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 112-000-002 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LOPEZ
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SANTIAGO
- **1997-04-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-23
- **1997-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR GEO-KARIS
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE FIN INST `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-25T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CARROLL
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SFIC
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-09
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-12
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-11T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-24T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-24T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-07-24T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0189

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e59c425d-7955-4c37-aabd-3dc43ffbd630`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).