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type: "Bill"
title: "ENERGY ASSIST-MINORITY-SENIORS"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 175"
citation: "Illinois SB 175 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f7a1f00-0d5d-4f90-acac-e9f18b3be294"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=175&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27501&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7d19274e98b737c5652145e73427660eb285895a35dc7d0f25e25cbb42366dd5"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0175&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27501&DocNum=175&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0175eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27501&DocNum=175&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0175enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27501&DocNum=175&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f7a1f00-0d5d-4f90-acac-e9f18b3be294`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).