---
type: "Bill"
title: "REGULATION-TECH"
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 641"
citation: "Illinois SB 641 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15001d7c-b079-4e24-a341-1767b22f2614"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=641&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69968&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "13d62c53d74320ebe7773edeafb25ccd6c3e05676fbc0ecc0debc0de794420a0"
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 641 (98th) — REGULATION-TECH

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=09800SB0641&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69968&DocNum=641&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0641eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69968&DocNum=641&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0641enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69968&DocNum=641&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **56–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **39–17** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (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`
- **2014-03-05** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2014;
- **2014-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-03-20** Consent for Chief Co-Sponsor (Senator Harmon) to present bill on 3rd Reading-Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-1(b)(i).
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 039-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2014-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2014-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-29** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2014-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2014-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 008-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-001-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1090 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15001d7c-b079-4e24-a341-1767b22f2614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).