---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRONIC FUND TRANS-SUPPORT"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Telecommunications Article."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 640"
citation: "Illinois SB 640 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9030153e-aad7-4648-b9eb-7bd811d43fd5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=640&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69967&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "47b4bdec88252bc21d099c5c59a14d0e636cd6ed6420b4f78e338874e6d9f00a"
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 SB 640 (98th) — ELECTRONIC FUND TRANS-SUPPORT

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title of the Telecommunications Article.

## 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=09800SB0640&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69967&DocNum=640&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0640eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69967&DocNum=640&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0640enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69967&DocNum=640&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **42–10** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **65–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2013-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2013
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-26** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2014
- **2014-02-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2014-03-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Financial Institutions
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Financial Institutions
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Financial Institutions
- **2014-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Financial Institutions
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Financial Institutions; 006-000-000
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2014-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2014-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2014-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 042-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2014-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2014-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2014-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
- **2014-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2014-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2014-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2014-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-045-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date July 1, 2015
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0984 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9030153e-aad7-4648-b9eb-7bd811d43fd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).