---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB UTIL-RETAIL ELECTRIC"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates a new Article concerning retail electric competition. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish an Office of Retail Market Development and employ a Director of Retail Market Development. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Office. Requires the Director to present to the Commission, the General Assembly, and the Governor a detailed plan designed to promote retail electric competition for residential and small commercial electricity consumers. Requires the Commission to post the plan on its web site. Provides for a period of public comment on the plan. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4977"
citation: "Illinois HB 4977 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2007-02-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d240537c-cd62-47b9-a3f1-0c0e89aa464b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4977&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24045&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "99701d02b26933eaf2e78fda5af37425859dd5ab56cc65d95fc5a336c549235c"
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 4977 (94th) — PUB UTIL-RETAIL ELECTRIC

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates a new Article concerning retail electric competition. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish an Office of Retail Market Development and employ a Director of Retail Market Development. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Office. Requires the Director to present to the Commission, the General Assembly, and the Governor a detailed plan designed to promote retail electric competition for residential and small commercial electricity consumers. Requires the Commission to post the plan on its web site. Provides for a period of public comment on the plan. 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=09400HB4977&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24045&DocNum=4977&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4977eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24045&DocNum=4977&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4977enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24045&DocNum=4977&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Amendments, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- George Scully, Jr. — primary (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr. `filing`
- **2006-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Assigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-28** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 008-000-000
- **2006-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- **2006-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote
- **2006-05-04** Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-06-04** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2006-11-28** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2006-11-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01-November 29, 2006
- **2006-11-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2006-11-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
- **2006-11-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2006-11-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2006-11-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2006-11-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2006-11-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 058-000-000
- **2006-11-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-12-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-02-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-02-05** Effective Date February 2, 2007
- **2007-02-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1095 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d240537c-cd62-47b9-a3f1-0c0e89aa464b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).