---
type: "Bill"
title: "TELECOM SHORT TITLE CAPTION"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds a caption and makes technical changes to the short title Section of the Telecommunications Article."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 885"
citation: "Illinois SB 885 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aab07b67-ba03-4cac-939c-1ae6420a3bd1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=885&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3748&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ad7dbc9c20f369a69fb3e804506d83e5c6e0baf2e553f496f82d11444aa262fa"
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 885 (93rd) — TELECOM SHORT TITLE CAPTION

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds a caption and makes technical changes to the short title Section of the Telecommunications Article.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0885&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3748&DocNum=885&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0885eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3748&DocNum=885&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0885enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3748&DocNum=885&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **66–39** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **30–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Re-assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Steve Davis
- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2003-05-02** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Pension Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-005-001 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-05-06** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Eileen Lyons; as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons; as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-07** State Debt Impact Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-07** Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-07** Correctional Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-07** Judicial Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-07** Home Rule Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-07** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 1
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2003-05-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2003-05-07** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-05-07** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
- **2003-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-07** Verified
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-039-010 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2003-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Non-Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steven J. Rauschenberger `filing`
- **2003-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 08, 2003
- **2003-05-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Environment & Energy; 006-004-001
- **2003-05-08** Concurrence-Consideration Postponed
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Judicial Note Filed as Amended by House Amendment No. 1 by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
- **2003-05-09** Verified
- **2003-05-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 030-024-002
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-05-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-05-09** Effective Date May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0005 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aab07b67-ba03-4cac-939c-1ae6420a3bd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).