---
type: "Bill"
title: "UTIL WATER-SEWER DISCONNECT"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that water or sewer service may be discontinued only on a day followed by a business day. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3104"
citation: "Illinois HB 3104 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d143cec-184d-4d15-8714-6a3eaa4ab75b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3104&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74957&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ff9763ec6f2f6edf30eeab957d41c7b237113f6e06262ab14e7e238c62a261c5"
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 3104 (98th) — UTIL WATER-SEWER DISCONNECT

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that water or sewer service may be discontinued only on a day followed by a business day. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB3104&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74957&DocNum=3104&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3104eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74957&DocNum=3104&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3104enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74957&DocNum=3104&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **98–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
- **2013-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2013-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2013-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2013-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-16** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2013-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2013-05-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2013-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2013-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2013-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 016-000-000
- **2013-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-019-001
- **2013-05-31** House Concurs
- **2013-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0473 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d143cec-184d-4d15-8714-6a3eaa4ab75b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).