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| Bill | UTILITIES-ICC-MEETINGS | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to afford members of the public time to make comments to or to ask questions of the Commission at each regular and special meeting. Requires the Commission to provide a web site and a toll-free telephone number to accept comments from Illinois residents regarding any matter under the auspices of the Commission or before the Commission. Requires the Commission staff to report to the full Commission comments and suggestions received through both venues before all relevant votes of the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall establish procedures for accepting testimony from Illinois residents on matters pending before the Commission. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 736 | Illinois HB 736 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 53 | 2 | 2007-02-07 | 2007-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/b4a05dad-1ec9-4df3-887c-2878ca6d6632 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=736&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27964&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 5e2cbbfac881ed16cdae5cbbebd31dcb88860d7b626e41477c231c8815fd40ed | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 736 (95th) — UTILITIES-ICC-MEETINGS
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to afford members of the public time to make comments to or to ask questions of the Commission at each regular and special meeting. Requires the Commission to provide a web site and a toll-free telephone number to accept comments from Illinois residents regarding any matter under the auspices of the Commission or before the Commission. Requires the Commission staff to report to the full Commission comments and suggestions received through both venues before all relevant votes of the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall establish procedures for accepting testimony from Illinois residents on matters pending before the Commission. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- David Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Gary G. Dahl — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
filing - 2007-02-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-15 Assigned to Least Cost Power Procurement Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2007-03-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- 2007-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Least Cost Power Procurement Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2007-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2007-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2007-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- 2007-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- 2007-04-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
amendment-introduction - 2007-04-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-19 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-04-19 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2007-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2007-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-04-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-04-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2007-04-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- 2007-04-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2007-04-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- 2007-04-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2007-04-26 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-26 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2007-04-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-26 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2007-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2007-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- 2007-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
- 2007-05-02 Assigned to Environment and Energy
referral-committee - 2007-05-10 Do Pass Environment and Energy; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- 2007-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-14 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2007
- 2007-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0127
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b4a05dad-1ec9-4df3-887c-2878ca6d6632. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).