---
type: "Bill"
title: "TELEHEALTH ACT-TECH"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 647"
citation: "Illinois SB 647 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-01-24"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0834990-7598-4963-a65e-72209dbbfa17"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=647&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=69974&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "845671caa1e2b7bef65688ccd56728ffc9f104926e3b0024690842aa3b137da5"
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 647 (98th) — TELEHEALTH ACT-TECH

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning recovery of costs associated with the provision of delivery services.

## 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=09800SB0647&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69974&DocNum=647&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0647eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69974&DocNum=647&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB0647enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=69974&DocNum=647&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Robert Rita — 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`
- **2014-04-03** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2014
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-04-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **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. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2014-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** Assigned to Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- **2014-05-16** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2014-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2014-05-22** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2014-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Insurance; 008-000-000
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **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 . . . . . . . . . 98-1091 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0834990-7598-4963-a65e-72209dbbfa17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).