---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4314"
citation: "Illinois HB 4314 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-27"
last_action: "2012-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ca2535a-f39d-47b1-8e11-43211a461e41"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4314&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63654&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "1ccfec1d2b13f72c020d29efbea54e3e6677c99978fc1eeec8cd01a747fbba89"
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 4314 (97th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

## 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=09700HB4314&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63654&DocNum=4314&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4314eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63654&DocNum=4314&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4314enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63654&DocNum=4314&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marlow H. Colvin — primary (person)
- Ron Sandack — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2012-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Revenue & Finance Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2012-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2012-04-26** Do Pass Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2012
- **2012-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0818 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ca2535a-f39d-47b1-8e11-43211a461e41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).