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| Bill | UTIL-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires a utility to waive the utility's initial credit and deposit requirements for a period of 60 days for a residential customer or applicant who is a victim of domestic violence. Provides that the domestic violence must be certified by treating medical personnel, law enforcement personnel, a State's Attorney, the Attorney General, or a domestic violence shelter. The certification letter must be printed on the certifying entity's letterhead or accompanied by a letter on the certifying entity's letterhead that identifies the certifying individual. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 1645 | Illinois SB 1645 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 84 | 3 | 2015-02-20 | 2015-08-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/0ce5f24c-320d-4641-a0af-be44e3c46ad7 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1645&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88374&SessionID=88&GA=99 | e0d6df7c9349ca41d7bd00727b13031246e56d14aaee4939d1153f12d8e107c2 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1645 (99th) — UTIL-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires a utility to waive the utility's initial credit and deposit requirements for a period of 60 days for a residential customer or applicant who is a victim of domestic violence. Provides that the domestic violence must be certified by treating medical personnel, law enforcement personnel, a State's Attorney, the Attorney General, or a domestic violence shelter. The certification letter must be printed on the certifying entity's letterhead or accompanied by a letter on the certifying entity's letterhead that identifies the certifying individual.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 53–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
- John Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Cloonen — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Smiddy — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Reaves-Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
filing - 2015-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-11 Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
referral-committee - 2015-03-19 Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
- 2015-03-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2015-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- 2015-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2015-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2015-03-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- 2015-03-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- 2015-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- 2015-03-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
- 2015-04-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2015-04-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2015-04-15 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- 2015-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-15 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-20 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
referral-committee - 2015-04-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2015-04-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2015-04-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2015-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- 2015-04-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2015-04-28 Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2015-04-29 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- 2015-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- 2015-04-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2015-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2015-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
- 2015-05-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2015-05-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- 2015-05-27 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- 2015-05-28 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- 2015-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2015-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- 2015-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2015-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2015-05-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- 2015-05-30 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- 2015-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2015
- 2015-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman
filing - 2015-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- 2015-05-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- 2015-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- 2015-05-31 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- 2015-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-20 Effective Date January 1, 2016
- 2015-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0420
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0ce5f24c-320d-4641-a0af-be44e3c46ad7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).