---
type: "Bill"
title: "ICC-PUBLIC UTIL SECURITY POLCY"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require all public utilities (now, all electric public utilities) to establish a security policy that includes on-site safeguards to restrict access to critical infrastructure and computerized control and data systems. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4419"
citation: "Illinois HB 4419 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-06"
last_action: "2006-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d406565-9095-451c-9dae-1f5f9e5cae65"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4419&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22622&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "288c3a8b8d07110156702c9b037a7b7c3df94e43eaece8382e044ffef24677a9"
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 4419 (94th) — ICC-PUBLIC UTIL SECURITY POLCY

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require all public utilities (now, all electric public utilities) to establish a security policy that includes on-site safeguards to restrict access to critical infrastructure and computerized control and data systems. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400HB4419&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22622&DocNum=4419&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4419eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22622&DocNum=4419&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4419enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22622&DocNum=4419&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John D'Amico — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2006-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-18** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-01-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-01-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-01-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2006-01-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-01-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-01-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2006-01-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2006-01-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-01-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 1, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2006-02-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2006-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2006
- **2006-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2006
- **2006-03-14** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-01** Effective Date May 1, 2006
- **2006-05-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0735 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d406565-9095-451c-9dae-1f5f9e5cae65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).