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Bill	ENERGY ASSIST-MINORITY-SENIORS	Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is authorized to institute an outreach program directed at low-income minority heads of households and heads of households age 60 or older. Provides that the program shall be consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Act and with all other specific requirements set forth in these provisions. Provides that as part of the program, the Department shall permit Case Coordination Units, under contract with the Department on Aging, to prepare and submit applications for energy assistance in the names of their clients in accordance with procedures established by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Department shall establish a web-based application for use by applicants for energy assistance, their families, or someone acting on their behalf. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	SB 175	Illinois SB 175 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	62	2	2007-01-31	2007-08-28	openstates	ocd-bill/7f7a1f00-0d5d-4f90-acac-e9f18b3be294	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=175&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27501&SessionID=51&GA=95	7d19274e98b737c5652145e73427660eb285895a35dc7d0f25e25cbb42366dd5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 175 (95th) — ENERGY ASSIST-MINORITY-SENIORS

Amends the Energy Assistance Act. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is authorized to institute an outreach program directed at low-income minority heads of households and heads of households age 60 or older. Provides that the program shall be consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Act and with all other specific requirements set forth in these provisions. Provides that as part of the program, the Department shall permit Case Coordination Units, under contract with the Department on Aging, to prepare and submit applications for energy assistance in the names of their clients in accordance with procedures established by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the Department shall establish a web-based application for use by applicants for energy assistance, their families, or someone acting on their behalf. 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 — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Aaron Schock — cosponsor (person)
• Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
• Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
• Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
• Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
• Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
• Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
• Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
• Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
• Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
• Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
• Ruth Munson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2007-01-31 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval filing
• 2007-01-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-01-31 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-02-07 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2007-02-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
• 2007-02-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
• 2007-03-01 Postponed - Human Services
• 2007-03-08 Held in Human Services
• 2007-03-14 Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
• 2007-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval amendment-introduction
• 2007-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
• 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
• 2007-03-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2007-03-29 Second Reading reading-2
• 2007-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sandoval amendment-passage
• 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2007
• 2007-03-30 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 reading-3
• 2007-05-10 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-14 Arrived in House introduction
• 2007-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2007-05-14 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2007-05-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-05-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-05-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2007-05-18 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2007-05-18 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
• 2007-05-25 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-05-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-05-25 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2007-05-25 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2007-05-29 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2007-05-30 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2007-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
• 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
• 2007-06-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2007-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2007-08-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2007-08-28 Effective Date August 28, 2007
• 2007-08-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0532 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7f7a1f00-0d5d-4f90-acac-e9f18b3be294. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).