---
type: "Bill"
title: "ENERGY ASSISTANCE FUND-REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Changes the repeal date of provisions creating the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2013. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 295"
citation: "Illinois HB 295 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-16"
last_action: "2007-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4c6e6fd-1c61-4dce-a93f-3061da8ff91d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=295&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27045&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "4b322b81799f2d594ae7a636427b70367c75f463c7a3e0106c9516f27bc07011"
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 295 (95th) — ENERGY ASSISTANCE FUND-REPEAL

Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Changes the repeal date of provisions creating the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2013. 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=09500HB0295&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27045&DocNum=295&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0295eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27045&DocNum=295&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0295enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27045&DocNum=295&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Marlow H. Colvin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2007-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-03-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2007-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 13, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2007-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-04-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2007-04-25** Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2007-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2007
- **2007-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0048 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4c6e6fd-1c61-4dce-a93f-3061da8ff91d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).