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Bill	LIHEAP-ENERGY ASSISTANCE	Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may not set the annual eligibility level for energy assistance higher than 60% of the State median income as established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Requires the Department to ensure that households with children under the age of 6 years old are offered a priority application period. Provides that the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund into any other fund of the State. Contains provisions concerning certain unspent funds being utilized for weatherization expenses; allowances to Local Administrative Agencies for administrative expenses; incremental changes to the monthly energy assistance charges billed to utility customers; Department reports on monies collected and allocated to utilities for implementation of their Percentage of Income Payment Plans; and other matters. Provides that all energy assistance programs under the Act shall be available to eligible residents regardless of immigration status.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 265	Illinois SB 265 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Barbara Hernandez Michael E. Hastings	5	65	3	2021-02-17	2021-07-29	openstates	ocd-bill/2d1f425d-6e3f-4a33-b8b3-133a72003424	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=265&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=131194&SessionID=110&GA=102	2dc340800177de0f6e4fa6514878967da3f8c6131b5750f1b691e0516b5755b1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 265 (102nd) — LIHEAP-ENERGY ASSISTANCE

Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may not set the annual eligibility level for energy assistance higher than 60% of the State median income as established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Requires the Department to ensure that households with children under the age of 6 years old are offered a priority application period. Provides that the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund into any other fund of the State. Contains provisions concerning certain unspent funds being utilized for weatherization expenses; allowances to Local Administrative Agencies for administrative expenses; incremental changes to the monthly energy assistance charges billed to utility customers; Department reports on monies collected and allocated to utilities for implementation of their Percentage of Income Payment Plans; and other matters. Provides that all energy assistance programs under the Act shall be available to eligible residents regardless of immigration status.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence — 36–17 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 71–46 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 44–15 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Barbara Hernandez — primary (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
• Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
• Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
• Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-17 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings filing
• 2021-02-17 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-17 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-02-24 Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities referral-committee
• 2021-03-24 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2021-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
• 2021-04-07 Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 012-003-000 committee-passage
• 2021-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 13, 2021
• 2021-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
• 2021-04-13 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2021-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2021-04-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2021-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 018-000-000
• 2021-04-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2021-04-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2021-04-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hastings amendment-passage
• 2021-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
• 2021-04-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
• 2021-04-21 Third Reading - Passed; 044-015-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2021-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
• 2021-04-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2021-04-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
• 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-28 Assigned to Executive Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
• 2021-04-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2021-04-28 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2021-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
• 2021-04-28 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
• 2021-05-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
• 2021-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2021-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
• 2021-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2021-05-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2021-05-12 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 009-006-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-046-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
• 2021-05-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
• 2021-05-21 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2021-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2021
• 2021-05-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
• 2021-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael E. Hastings filing
• 2021-05-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy and Public Utilities referral-committee
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2021-06-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2021-06-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 036-017-000
• 2021-06-01 Senate Concurs
• 2021-06-01 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-30 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-07-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-07-29 Effective Date June 1, 2022
• 2021-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0176 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2d1f425d-6e3f-4a33-b8b3-133a72003424. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).