---
type: "Bill"
title: "UTILITIES-CANCELLATION FEE CAP"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility or an alternative retail electric supplier may not charge an early termination fee in excess of $50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3766"
citation: "Illinois HB 3766 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2c9d777-a034-4c37-89e4-5045d53a36e2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3766&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89976&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "9116ca258c2944b5c2eaf99ed25dc42eea2c43d09989328ebf154bb28e4ce239"
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 3766 (99th) — UTILITIES-CANCELLATION FEE CAP

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility or an alternative retail electric supplier may not charge an early termination fee in excess of $50.

## 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=09900HB3766&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89976&DocNum=3766&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3766eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89976&DocNum=3766&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3766enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89976&DocNum=3766&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Connelly — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer `filing`
- **2015-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-12** Assigned to Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy Committee; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy Committee
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Energy Committee; 008-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2015-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2015-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2015-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2015-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-04-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2015-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2015-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2015-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2015-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2015
- **2015-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0103 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2c9d777-a034-4c37-89e4-5045d53a36e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).