---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB UTILITIES-UNIVERSAL FUNDS"
description: "PUB UTILITIES-UNIVERSAL FUNDS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "HB 287"
citation: "Illinois HB 287 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 108
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a9b5015-c16a-483d-b93a-a8e800120d87"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "9a14a9feecdd828615990fc6f0eadc18aa1b1be6db78fb14de08ede1ee6301a7"
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 287 (91st) — PUB UTILITIES-UNIVERSAL FUNDS

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0287** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/hbgroups/hb/910HB0287LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- BRUNSVOLD — cosponsor (person)
- CURRY,JULIE — cosponsor (person)
- DONAHUE — cosponsor (person)
- FOWLER — cosponsor (person)
- GRANBERG — cosponsor (person)
- HANNIG — cosponsor (person)
- HARTKE — cosponsor (person)
- JACOBS — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- LAWFER — cosponsor (person)
- MAITLAND — cosponsor (person)
- MAUTINO — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL,BILL — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL,JERRY — cosponsor (person)
- MOFFITT — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS,RICHARD — cosponsor (person)
- REITZ — cosponsor (person)
- RUTHERFORD — cosponsor (person)
- SIEBEN — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH,MICHAEL — cosponsor (person)
- SOMMER — cosponsor (person)
- STEPHENS — cosponsor (person)
- TENHOUSE — cosponsor (person)
- TURNER,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- WELCH — cosponsor (person)
- WINKEL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAUTINO
- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG
- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARTKE
- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RUTHERFORD
- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-01-27T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-02T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE 008-007-000 HEXC
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE
- **1999-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** RE-COMMITTED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE
- **1999-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 015-000-000 HEXC
- **1999-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-TENHOUSE
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADY
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BLACK
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINKEL
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LAWFER
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-TENHOUSE
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** RULES REFERS TO HPUB
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HPUB/009-000-000
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-TENHOUSE
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HANNIG
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STEPHENS
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SOMMER
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRUNSVOLD
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,JOHN
- **1999-03-15T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOFFITT
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1999-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR DONAHUE
- **1999-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-19
- **1999-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-03-18T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-03-25T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** POSTPONED
- **1999-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 006-000-000 SENV
- **1999-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-04-22
- **1999-04-21T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SIEBEN
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-04-26
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOMKE
- **1999-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MAITLAND
- **1999-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR JACOBS
- **1999-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WELCH
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-DONAHUE
- **1999-05-11T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-DONAHUE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SENV
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-DONAHUE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** BE ADOPTED SENV/007-003-000
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** RECALLED TO SECOND READING
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-DONAHUE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED 030-021-005 `passage`
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-13
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 035-016-007 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01/TENHOUSE
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 01/DONAHUE
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/DONAHUE,
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** MAHAR, MAITLAND,
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** BOWLES, SHAW
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/CURRIE,
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** MAUTINO, HANNIG,
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** TENHOUSE & BOST
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/DONAHUE
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/TENHOUSE
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED 1ST/HRUL
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/115-000-000
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/DONAHUE
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SENV
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/DONAHUE
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SENV/010-000-000
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/DONAHUE
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/058-000-001
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1999-06-24T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-20
- **1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0636

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a9b5015-c16a-483d-b93a-a8e800120d87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).