---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning consumer education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 576"
citation: "Illinois HB 576 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2013-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2621417c-dab6-489a-a880-a1dab5c47ca2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=576&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=70686&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c81af8bb3ab4e8a108ac1f1535879e0310737fde84cc8f5f93a7ddd06dce4a34"
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 576 (98th) — REGULATION-TECH

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning consumer education.

## 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=09800HB0576&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70686&DocNum=576&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0576eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70686&DocNum=576&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0576enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=70686&DocNum=576&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **75–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Esther Golar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2013-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-022-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2013-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2013-05-02** Do Pass Energy; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2013-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0191 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2621417c-dab6-489a-a880-a1dab5c47ca2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).