republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-1321.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ATTY GEN-UTILITY INFO"
description: "Amends the Attorney General Act. Deletes a provision authorizing the Office of Public Counsel to represent the interest of Illinois citizens in all proceedings pertinent to utility regulation. Provides that the Attorney General shall protect the rights and interests of the public in the provision of all elements of natural gas and water service. Makes corresponding changes. Provides that, upon request, the Office of the Attorney General shall have access to all files, records, data, and documents in the possession or control of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Provides that the Office of the Attorney General may use that information, including information that is designated as and that qualifies for confidential treatment, for law enforcement purposes only. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1321"
citation: "Illinois HB 1321 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-09"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b1d9a52-6982-4ac8-ad32-eb693d58838c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1321&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16080&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b5879905ffde60b4ce24d501ee89e8df34fd1f15f114e383821dfb7ba7dc1132"
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 1321 (94th) — ATTY GEN-UTILITY INFO

Amends the Attorney General Act. Deletes a provision authorizing the Office of Public Counsel to represent the interest of Illinois citizens in all proceedings pertinent to utility regulation. Provides that the Attorney General shall protect the rights and interests of the public in the provision of all elements of natural gas and water service. Makes corresponding changes. Provides that, upon request, the Office of the Attorney General shall have access to all files, records, data, and documents in the possession or control of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Provides that the Office of the Attorney General may use that information, including information that is designated as and that qualifies for confidential treatment, for law enforcement purposes only. 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=09400HB1321&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16080&DocNum=1321&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1321eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16080&DocNum=1321&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1321enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16080&DocNum=1321&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Annazette Collins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins `filing`
- **2005-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2005
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0291 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b1d9a52-6982-4ac8-ad32-eb693d58838c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).