---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB UTIL-ELECTRIC-RATE RELIEF"
description: "Creates the Energy Act of 2009. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1140"
citation: "Illinois SB 1140 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c20a04e-eb25-4991-ae0c-9c778fc2271e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1140&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42053&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2acdb639ea692c78bfe07c75c91be73d56887c4602d6518456b23fa39c50ca4d"
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 1140 (96th) — PUB UTIL-ELECTRIC-RATE RELIEF

Creates the Energy Act of 2009. Contains only a short title provision.

## 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=09600SB1140&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42053&DocNum=1140&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1140eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42053&DocNum=1140&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1140enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42053&DocNum=1140&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2009-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 012-000-000
- **2009-03-31** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2009-04-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2009-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `filing`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Energy; 011-000-000
- **2009-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0533 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c20a04e-eb25-4991-ae0c-9c778fc2271e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).