---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning HVAC affiliate marketing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1865"
citation: "Illinois HB 1865 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f786996-b033-4496-a1b8-0e6b2d071721"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1865&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59054&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "a4bf70e323d110c070e6fed94d80a9101f66031261d4b61b81c1af74e8594242"
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 1865 (97th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning HVAC affiliate marketing.

## 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=09700HB1865&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59054&DocNum=1865&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1865eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59054&DocNum=1865&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1865enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59054&DocNum=1865&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **33–24** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Patrick J. Verschoore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore `filing`
- **2011-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Re-assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 033-024-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0325 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f786996-b033-4496-a1b8-0e6b2d071721`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).