---
type: "Bill"
title: "ENERGY ASSIST ACT-INCOME LEVEL"
description: "ENERGY ASSIST ACT-INCOME LEVEL"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "HB 50"
citation: "Illinois HB 50 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 76
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1998-12-03T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2001-01-10T00:00:00-06:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06054f23-b4e4-4eef-b1c2-c23591ed18d9"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "66d2ffcf0244a7f1c9311402b8b74042511612586042c8bb26d49a48e791ffb5"
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 50 (91st) — ENERGY ASSIST ACT-INCOME LEVEL

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0050** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/hbgroups/hb/910HB0050LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BROSNAHAN — cosponsor (person)
- COLLINS — cosponsor (person)
- CROTTY — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- CURRY,JULIE — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,MONIQUE — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS,STEVE — cosponsor (person)
- DELGADO — cosponsor (person)
- FLOWERS — cosponsor (person)
- FOWLER — cosponsor (person)
- FRANKS — cosponsor (person)
- GARRETT — cosponsor (person)
- GILES — cosponsor (person)
- HARRIS — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,SHIRLEY — cosponsor (person)
- MAITLAND — cosponsor (person)
- MCCARTHY — cosponsor (person)
- MCGUIRE — cosponsor (person)
- MCKEON — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL,BILL — cosponsor (person)
- NOVAK — cosponsor (person)
- O'BRIEN — cosponsor (person)
- PERSICO — cosponsor (person)
- RAUSCHENBERGER — cosponsor (person)
- REITZ — cosponsor (person)
- TURNER,ART — cosponsor (person)
- WOOLARD — cosponsor (person)
- YOUNGE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1998-12-03T00:00:00-06:00** PREFILED WITH CLERK
- **1999-01-14T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-01-14T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-10T00:00:00-06:00** RE-ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELECTRIC UTIL
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HEUD
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PERSICO
- **1999-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-26T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 099-014-001 `reading-3`
- **1999-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1999-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-04-15
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR MAITLAND
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2000-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **2000-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE
- **2000-04-01T00:00:00-06:00** RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES
- **2000-11-16T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **2000-11-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVIR. & ENE. S
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 007-000-000 SENV
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-11-30
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2000-11-29T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-11-30
- **2000-11-30T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-001 `reading-3`
- **2000-11-30T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **2000-11-30T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **2000-12-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT
- **2001-01-02T00:00:00-06:00** RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BLACK
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 004-000-000 HRUL
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/NOVAK
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HSTG
- **2001-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HSGV/009-000-000
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/116-000-000
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCKEON
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,SHIRLEY
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GILES
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GARRETT
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YOUNGE
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARRIS
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COLLINS
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,ART
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCCARTHY
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR AOMH
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY
- **2001-01-09T00:00:00-06:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2001-01-10T00:00:00-06:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2001-01-10T00:00:00-06:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 01-01-10
- **2001-01-10T00:00:00-06:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0936

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06054f23-b4e4-4eef-b1c2-c23591ed18d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).