---
type: "Bill"
title: "POWER AGENCY-SOURCE OF POWER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that a municipality or other aggregator of electrical load has the authority to require disclosure of the source of the power utilized under the aggregation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2623"
citation: "Illinois HB 2623 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d06e19e-55b0-4ac3-8bba-b24b3fbd0d89"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2623&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74429&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "93321f2b0e19111fe79f0dd5eba441ed94d271fb42b672e0bd1bb956d8bb5adf"
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 2623 (98th) — POWER AGENCY-SOURCE OF POWER

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that a municipality or other aggregator of electrical load has the authority to require disclosure of the source of the power utilized under the aggregation.

## 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=09800HB2623&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74429&DocNum=2623&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2623eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74429&DocNum=2623&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2623enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74429&DocNum=2623&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2013-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2013-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-03-26** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2013-04-15** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2013-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2013-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2013
- **2013-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2013-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 012-000-000
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; T. Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2013-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2013-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2013-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2013-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2013-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2013-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2013-05-30** House Concurs
- **2013-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2013-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0434 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d06e19e-55b0-4ac3-8bba-b24b3fbd0d89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).