---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC UTILITIES-TECHNICAL"
description: "PUBLIC UTILITIES-TECHNICAL"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 362"
citation: "Illinois HB 362 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 87
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d516fb0-19aa-4dd7-afee-0c26ded42a81"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "380d5f2c435b34edd8eb44a15c78fd5158738c65d39385f4550b179029c26f30"
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 362 (90th) — PUBLIC UTILITIES-TECHNICAL

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0362** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0362LV.html)

## Sponsors

- CARROLL — cosponsor (person)
- FARLEY — cosponsor (person)
- MAHAR — cosponsor (person)
- NOVAK — cosponsor (person)
- PERSICO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-05T00:00:00-06:00** 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 064-048-004 `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
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PURSUANT TO RULE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** 2-10(E), DEADLINE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** FOR FINAL ACTION
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** IS EXTENDED TO
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** MAY 31, 1997.
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** PURSUANT TO RULE
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** 2-10(E), DEADLINE
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** FOR FINAL ACTION
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** IS EXTENDED TO
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** JANUARY 1, 1998.
- **1997-05-30T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-06
- **1997-07-02T00:00:00-05:00** REFER TO RULES/PURSUANT SEN RULE 3-9 (B) RULES SRUL
- **1997-10-16T00:00:00-05:00** APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL SRUL
- **1997-10-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-10-28
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** -MAITLAND-FARLEY
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** -MAITLAND-FARLEY
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO SENV
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** -MAITLAND-FARLEY
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** BE ADOPTED SENV/008-002-000
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-MAHAR
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** -MAITLAND-FARLEY
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING
- **1997-10-30T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-002-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-11-03T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-11-03T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR #1/01,02-
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MADIGAN,MJ-NOVAK
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HEUD
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR #2/01,02-
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MADIGAN,MJ-NOVAK
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HEUD
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 02/009-001-000
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR #3/01/NOVAK
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01/HRUL
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/108-007-001
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH HB 362
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED-MADIGAN,MJ
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/108-007-001
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED TO RECONSIDER VOTE WITHDRAWN -
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** MADIGAN,MJ
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/108-007-001
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-11-26T00:00:00-06:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 97-12-16
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** (SOME PARTS)
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-08-01
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** (OTHER PARTS)
- **1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0561

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d516fb0-19aa-4dd7-afee-0c26ded42a81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).