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| Bill | PUB UTIL-RETAIL ELECTRIC | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates a new Article concerning retail electric competition. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish an Office of Retail Market Development and employ a Director of Retail Market Development. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Office. Requires the Director to present to the Commission, the General Assembly, and the Governor a detailed plan designed to promote retail electric competition for residential and small commercial electricity consumers. Requires the Commission to post the plan on its web site. Provides for a period of public comment on the plan. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 4977 | Illinois HB 4977 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 61 | 3 | 2006-01-20 | 2007-02-05 | openstates | ocd-bill/d240537c-cd62-47b9-a3f1-0c0e89aa464b | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4977&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24045&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 99701d02b26933eaf2e78fda5af37425859dd5ab56cc65d95fc5a336c549235c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4977 (94th) — PUB UTIL-RETAIL ELECTRIC
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates a new Article concerning retail electric competition. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish an Office of Retail Market Development and employ a Director of Retail Market Development. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Office. Requires the Director to present to the Commission, the General Assembly, and the Governor a detailed plan designed to promote retail electric competition for residential and small commercial electricity consumers. Requires the Commission to post the plan on its web site. Provides for a period of public comment on the plan. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Amendments, Amendment 1 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 106–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- George Scully, Jr. — primary (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-01-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr.
filing - 2006-01-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-01-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-07 Assigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-02-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-02-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-02-28 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-02-28 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-02-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr.
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-03-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2006-03-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-03-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2006-03-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-03-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2006-03-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-03-07 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-15 Assigned to Environment & Energy
referral-committee - 2006-03-24 Do Pass Environment & Energy; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- 2006-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
amendment-introduction - 2006-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- 2006-03-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- 2006-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
- 2006-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 008-000-000
- 2006-03-30 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
amendment-passage - 2006-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2006-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-30 Arrived in House
introduction - 2006-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2006-04-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- 2006-04-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-05-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- 2006-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote
- 2006-05-04 Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
- 2006-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
- 2006-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2006-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-06-04 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-11-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2006-11-28 Approved for Consideration Rules
- 2006-11-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01-November 29, 2006
- 2006-11-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Environment & Energy
referral-committee - 2006-11-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
- 2006-11-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2006-11-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2006-11-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2006-11-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- 2006-11-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 058-000-000
- 2006-11-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2006-12-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-02-02 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-02-05 Effective Date February 2, 2007
- 2007-02-05 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1095
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d240537c-cd62-47b9-a3f1-0c0e89aa464b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).