republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-722.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "UTILITIES-AGGREGATION-RESIDENT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality or county board of a county may adopt an ordinance under which it may aggregate in accordance with specified provisions residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county. Contains provisions concerning the actions the corporate authorities or a county board may take with respect to aggregation. Provides that if the corporate authorities or the county board seek to operate the aggregation program as an opt-out program for residential and small commercial retail customers, then prior to the adoption of an ordinance with respect to the loads, the corporate authorities of a municipality or the county board of a county shall submit a referendum to its residents to determine whether or not the aggregation program shall operate as an opt-out program. Requires that the corporate authorities or county board must work with the Illinois Power Agency to develop a plan of operation and governance for the aggregation program. Contains provisions concerning the process for soliciting bids for electricity and other related services. Provides that if the corporate authorities or a county board decides to operate as an opt-in program, then it must comply with specified requirements. Contains notice requirements concerning the existence of an opt-out provision in the aggregation program. Repeals a provision in the Public Utilities Act concerning the aggregation of electrical load by municipalities and counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 722"
citation: "Illinois HB 722 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c82b2d25-abc2-4b53-a207-4a712c12e58b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=722&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41435&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "c9a3b515253198f90f5006c4f91fa8d70efacdd9444379dd0d9611d6d6157745"
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 722 (96th) — UTILITIES-AGGREGATION-RESIDENT

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality or county board of a county may adopt an ordinance under which it may aggregate in accordance with specified provisions residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county. Contains provisions concerning the actions the corporate authorities or a county board may take with respect to aggregation. Provides that if the corporate authorities or the county board seek to operate the aggregation program as an opt-out program for residential and small commercial retail customers, then prior to the adoption of an ordinance with respect to the loads, the corporate authorities of a municipality or the county board of a county shall submit a referendum to its residents to determine whether or not the aggregation program shall operate as an opt-out program. Requires that the corporate authorities or county board must work with the Illinois Power Agency to develop a plan of operation and governance for the aggregation program. Contains provisions concerning the process for soliciting bids for electricity and other related services. Provides that if the corporate authorities or a county board decides to operate as an opt-in program, then it must comply with specified requirements. Contains notice requirements concerning the existence of an opt-out provision in the aggregation program. Repeals a provision in the Public Utilities Act concerning the aggregation of electrical load by municipalities and counties.

## 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=09600HB0722&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41435&DocNum=722&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0722eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41435&DocNum=722&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0722enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41435&DocNum=722&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Fortner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Do Pass Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0176 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c82b2d25-abc2-4b53-a207-4a712c12e58b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).