---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUBLIC UTILITIES-ACCOUNT HOLDS"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility must release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours after the customer has made a payment in full to the public utility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5025"
citation: "Illinois HB 5025 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/438f290c-d376-449c-b4fe-30da2abd1b4a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5025&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64985&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "7546b1047ba114d687cf0d4c4405c3ef63e93d4003395dbe2356bbda0bf42723"
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 5025 (97th) — PUBLIC UTILITIES-ACCOUNT HOLDS

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility must release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours after the customer has made a payment in full to the public utility.

## 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=09700HB5025&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64985&DocNum=5025&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5025eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64985&DocNum=5025&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5025enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64985&DocNum=5025&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Amendments, Amendment 2 — **108–0** (fail) · lower
- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **98–15** (pass) · lower
- Motion — **109–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 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** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 108-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-015-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Prevails 109-000-000
- **2012-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed 108-000-000
- **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`
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **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. John G. Mulroe
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Commerce
- **2012-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Commerce
- **2012-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Do Pass as Amended Commerce; 007-000-000 `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
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-18** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0821 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/438f290c-d376-449c-b4fe-30da2abd1b4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).