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type: "Bill"
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title: "UTILITIES-ALTERNATIVE SUPPLIER"
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description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a certificate of service authority granted to an alternative retail electric supplier or alternative gas supplier or a license granted to an agent, broker, or consultant engaged in the procurement or sale of retail electricity supply for third parties is not property and the grant of a certificate or license does not create a property interest. Makes changes in provisions concerning certification of alternative retail electric suppliers; Illinois Commerce Commission oversight of services provided by alternative retail electric suppliers; licensure of agents, brokers, and consultants engaged in the procurement or sale of retail electricity supply for third parties; and certification of alternative gas suppliers. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that if the Commission finds that an alternative retail electric supplier has violated specified provisions, it may require a violating alternative retail electric supplier to pay a fine of up to $10,000 (rather than $1,000) into the Public Utility Fund for each violation (rather than each repeated and intentional violation) or, for a pattern of violation or for violations that continue after a cease and desist order (rather than intentionally violating a cease and desist order), revoke the violating alternative retail electric supplier's certificate of service authority. Provides that complaints may be filed with the Commission by a consumer, or by the Commission on its own motion, when it appears that an alternative retail gas supplier has provided service in a manner not in compliance with specified provisions. Provides for actions that the Commission may take if, after notice and hearing, the Commission finds that an alternative retail gas supplier has violated specified provisions."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 4973"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4973 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cristina Castro", "Eva-Dina Delgado"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-01-26"
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last_action: "2022-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1292ebf-35f4-4dad-8c8b-ffe6d4e69bf8"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4973&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139436&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "ecc5cdfd65bc1ac1c3472589d45372f9ddce59860dcda32d3eae473ffa2f7231"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4973 (102nd) — UTILITIES-ALTERNATIVE SUPPLIER
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a certificate of service authority granted to an alternative retail electric supplier or alternative gas supplier or a license granted to an agent, broker, or consultant engaged in the procurement or sale of retail electricity supply for third parties is not property and the grant of a certificate or license does not create a property interest. Makes changes in provisions concerning certification of alternative retail electric suppliers; Illinois Commerce Commission oversight of services provided by alternative retail electric suppliers; licensure of agents, brokers, and consultants engaged in the procurement or sale of retail electricity supply for third parties; and certification of alternative gas suppliers. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that if the Commission finds that an alternative retail electric supplier has violated specified provisions, it may require a violating alternative retail electric supplier to pay a fine of up to $10,000 (rather than $1,000) into the Public Utility Fund for each violation (rather than each repeated and intentional violation) or, for a pattern of violation or for violations that continue after a cease and desist order (rather than intentionally violating a cease and desist order), revoke the violating alternative retail electric supplier's certificate of service authority. Provides that complaints may be filed with the Commission by a consumer, or by the Commission on its own motion, when it appears that an alternative retail gas supplier has provided service in a manner not in compliance with specified provisions. Provides for actions that the Commission may take if, after notice and hearing, the Commission finds that an alternative retail gas supplier has violated specified provisions.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4973.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4973eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4973sam001.pdf)
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4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4973sam002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4973enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
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- Eva-Dina Delgado — primary (person)
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- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado `filing`
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- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
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- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-24** Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2022
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- **2022-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2022-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2022-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 016-000-000
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- **2022-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 016-000-000
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- **2022-03-31** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2022
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- **2022-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2022-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
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- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
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- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
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- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 021-000-000
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- **2022-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 021-000-000
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-001
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 111-000-001
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- **2022-04-07** House Concurs
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- **2022-04-07** Passed Both Houses
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- **2022-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
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- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0958 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1292ebf-35f4-4dad-8c8b-ffe6d4e69bf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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