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type: "Bill"
title: "UTILITIES-ADVERTISING RECOVERY"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes provisions concerning advertising expenditures applicable to water and sewer utilities in addition to electric and gas utilities. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4838"
citation: "Illinois HB 4838 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-07"
last_action: "2008-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/795c9a8e-2df2-4231-a511-215b6d497474"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4838&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35640&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "28f568fc8d11bed7fcdd4237617866ee552a567139886b2412a5c15187a8ff1a"
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 4838 (95th) — UTILITIES-ADVERTISING RECOVERY
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes provisions concerning advertising expenditures applicable to water and sewer utilities in addition to electric and gas utilities. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500HB4838&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35640&DocNum=4838&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4838eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35640&DocNum=4838&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4838enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35640&DocNum=4838&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1040** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Renée Kosel — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `filing`
- **2008-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2008-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2008-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2008-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-03-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 11, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-03-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2008-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-14** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2008
- **2008-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0814 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/795c9a8e-2df2-4231-a511-215b6d497474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).