---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB UTIL LIFE-SUPPORT TECH"
description: "PUB UTIL LIFE-SUPPORT TECH"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 56"
citation: "Illinois SB 56 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 69
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-22T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-12-16T00:00:00-06:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/272923f0-3938-4905-9cc2-26a7ed262618"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "708b67eb6e87ec7a813fa9d4fdfaa134de171376774c64297ce5b7b58f8f1549"
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 56 (90th) — PUB UTIL LIFE-SUPPORT TECH

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0056** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0056LV.html)

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-06T00:00:00-06:00** TO SUBCOMMITTEE
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SENV
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-04
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-05
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** VERIFIED
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 031-025-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR NOVAK
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELECTRIC UTIL `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ELC UTLY DREG H
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED 009-000-000 `passage`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HEUD
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CARROLL
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 110-007-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-16T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR PERSICO
- **1997-05-19T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-05-20T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FARLEY
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-05-21T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION NON-CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01-MAHAR
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** SEN NON-CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-05-22T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-07-02T00:00:00-05:00** RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** RECOMMENDS CONSIDERATION 003-002-000 HRUL
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - HSE AMEND NO 01/NOVAK
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO 01/HRUL
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/003-002-000
- **1997-11-12T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** HSE REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** HSE REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST/NOVAK
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/NOVAK
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** SLONE, GRANBERG,
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** PERSICO AND
- **1997-11-13T00:00:00-06:00** CHURCHILL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED CARROLL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/NOVAK
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SEN ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/MAHAR,
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** RAUSCHENBERGER,
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** MAITLAND, FARLEY,
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SHADID
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MAHAR
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MAHAR
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/MAHAR
- **1997-11-14T00:00:00-06:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/059-000-000
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** 3/5 VOTE REQUIRED
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/104-011-001
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1997-11-15T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-12-01T00:00:00-06:00** 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** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0563

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/272923f0-3938-4905-9cc2-26a7ed262618`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).