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Bill	BLIND FREE DIRECTORY ASSIST	Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that telecommunications carriers that provide directory assistance service shall provide that service to their legally blind customers at no charge. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 236	Illinois HB 236 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	39	2	2003-01-23	2003-07-02	openstates	ocd-bill/e63a7fd7-149d-4c36-97a0-bd07db40aaa4	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=236&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=540&SessionID=3&GA=93	adc1f1b9ce17ce99c6d93a56d048c0b27bab1cef337d3bfbdac0417b4bb86105	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 236 (93rd) — BLIND FREE DIRECTORY ASSIST

Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that telecommunications carriers that provide directory assistance service shall provide that service to their legally blind customers at no charge. Effective immediately.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 118–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jack D. Franks — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-01-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks filing
• 2003-01-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-01-23 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-01-29 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee referral-committee
• 2003-02-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2003-02-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2003-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2003-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee amendment-introduction
• 2003-02-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2003-02-20 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-02-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-02-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-02-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-02-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
• 2003-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
• 2003-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2003-02-26 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2003-02-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 27, 2003 reading-1
• 2003-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2003-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2003-03-18 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2003-03-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-19 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-03-19 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
• 2003-03-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2003-04-03 Assigned to Environment & Energy referral-committee
• 2003-04-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2003-04-16 Do Pass Environment & Energy; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
• 2003-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
• 2003-05-07 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-07 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
• 2003-06-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-02 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-02 Effective Date July 2, 2003
• 2003-07-02 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0082 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e63a7fd7-149d-4c36-97a0-bd07db40aaa4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).