republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1368.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "IL PWR AGCY-RATE TRANSPARENCY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that beginning April 1, 2012, and each year thereafter, the Illinois Power Agency shall prepare a report for the General Assembly and Illinois Commerce Commission that shall include, but not be limited to, renewable portfolio standards. Provides that a required annual report shall include the quantity, price, and rate impact of all renewable resources purchased pursuant to long-term contracts under the electricity procurement plans for electric utilities. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that beginning April 1, 2012 and by April 1 of each year thereafter, the Illinois Power Agency shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly, the Commission, and alternative retail electric suppliers that shall include specified information. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1368"
citation: "Illinois HB 1368 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2012-01-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f022f182-18db-4e69-b7b8-1d4545161d23"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1368&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57742&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "8003fe4b0ddad6806617d2da6e197997eefb8d3abaefaef1084c599e3d489fba"
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 1368 (97th) — IL PWR AGCY-RATE TRANSPARENCY

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that beginning April 1, 2012, and each year thereafter, the Illinois Power Agency shall prepare a report for the General Assembly and Illinois Commerce Commission that shall include, but not be limited to, renewable portfolio standards. Provides that a required annual report shall include the quantity, price, and rate impact of all renewable resources purchased pursuant to long-term contracts under the electricity procurement plans for electric utilities. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that beginning April 1, 2012 and by April 1 of each year thereafter, the Illinois Power Agency shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly, the Commission, and alternative retail electric suppliers that shall include specified information. 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=09700HB1368&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57742&DocNum=1368&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1368eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57742&DocNum=1368&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1368enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57742&DocNum=1368&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-13** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Energy; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2011
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-10-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2011-10-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 25, 2011
- **2011-10-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As November 10, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-11-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2011-11-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-11-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-12-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-01-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-01-13** Effective Date January 13, 2012
- **2012-01-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0658 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f022f182-18db-4e69-b7b8-1d4545161d23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).