republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1703.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "UTILITIES - PIPELINE"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning issuance of a certificate of good standing authorizing a person to operate as a common carrier by pipeline, makes changes concerning the factors the Illinois Commerce Commission shall consider in its determination of public convenience and necessity for a proposed pipeline or facility; provides that an application may request either that the Commission review and approve a specific route for a pipeline, or that the Commission review and approve a project route width that identifies the areas in which the pipeline would be located; provides for a consolidated proceeding for decisions on consolidated applications; requires the Commission to make its determination on any application filed pursuant to this Section and issue its final order within one year after the date that the application is filed unless an extension is granted; provides that the rules of the Commission may include additional options for expediting the issuance of permits and certificates. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1703"
citation: "Illinois HB 1703 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-16"
last_action: "2011-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dace7c7d-e217-47ce-894d-d299a4936e51"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1703&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58878&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "82047a15cee5e2b8ff388e0787c0e514f2670af854e3b5929812af6902e8dbc6"
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 1703 (97th) — UTILITIES - PIPELINE

Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning issuance of a certificate of good standing authorizing a person to operate as a common carrier by pipeline, makes changes concerning the factors the Illinois Commerce Commission shall consider in its determination of public convenience and necessity for a proposed pipeline or facility; provides that an application may request either that the Commission review and approve a specific route for a pipeline, or that the Commission review and approve a project route width that identifies the areas in which the pipeline would be located; provides for a consolidated proceeding for decisions on consolidated applications; requires the Commission to make its determination on any application filed pursuant to this Section and issue its final order within one year after the date that the application is filed unless an extension is granted; provides that the rules of the Commission may include additional options for expediting the issuance of permits and certificates. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2011.

## 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=09700HB1703&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58878&DocNum=1703&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1703eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58878&DocNum=1703&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1703enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58878&DocNum=1703&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **88–23** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2011-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2011-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Re-assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- **2011-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2011-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2011
- **2011-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0405 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dace7c7d-e217-47ce-894d-d299a4936e51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).