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type: "Bill"
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title: "UTILITIES-WORKFORCE ANALYSIS"
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description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall conduct a comprehensive workforce analysis study of each electric utility to determine the adequacy of the total in-house staffing in each job classification or job title critical to maintaining quality reliability and restoring service in each electric utility's service territory. Provides that each report shall contain a yearly detailed comparison beginning with 1995 and ending in 2006 of certain ratios for each electric utility. Provides that the ratios shall be reported from each utility's named service area, district, division, outlying area, village, municipality, reporting point, or region. Provides that the analysis shall determine the total number of contractor employees for the same time frame and shall be conducted in the same manner as the in-house analysis. Provides that the Commission may hold public hearings while conducting the analysis to assist in the adequacy of the study. Requires the Commission to hold public hearings on the study and present the results to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2008. Provides that the Commission shall require electric utilities to develop and implement strategies to attract and retain workers and remedy any deficiencies found by the study. Provides that the Commission shall develop and implement rules to require each electric utility to employ an adequately sized, well-trained in-house utility work force, including, but not limited to, benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 825"
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citation: "Illinois HB 825 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-02-07"
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last_action: "2007-08-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5314c9c-7c32-48a1-b15b-89a20ec16e39"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=825&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28154&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "0a858a87ad660ca4ec13a97ced1ae247dc502c0dc88008158f7a79321647b6de"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 825 (95th) — UTILITIES-WORKFORCE ANALYSIS
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall conduct a comprehensive workforce analysis study of each electric utility to determine the adequacy of the total in-house staffing in each job classification or job title critical to maintaining quality reliability and restoring service in each electric utility's service territory. Provides that each report shall contain a yearly detailed comparison beginning with 1995 and ending in 2006 of certain ratios for each electric utility. Provides that the ratios shall be reported from each utility's named service area, district, division, outlying area, village, municipality, reporting point, or region. Provides that the analysis shall determine the total number of contractor employees for the same time frame and shall be conducted in the same manner as the in-house analysis. Provides that the Commission may hold public hearings while conducting the analysis to assist in the adequacy of the study. Requires the Commission to hold public hearings on the study and present the results to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2008. Provides that the Commission shall require electric utilities to develop and implement strategies to attract and retain workers and remedy any deficiencies found by the study. Provides that the Commission shall develop and implement rules to require each electric utility to employ an adequately sized, well-trained in-house utility work force, including, but not limited to, benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0825&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28154&DocNum=825&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0825eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28154&DocNum=825&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0825enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28154&DocNum=825&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
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- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
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- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
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- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
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- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-20** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
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- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
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- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
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- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
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- **2007-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2007-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
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- **2007-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
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- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2007-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
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- **2007-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-04-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2007-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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- **2007-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
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- **2007-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2007-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2007-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-05-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Environment and Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-10** Do Pass Environment and Energy; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
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- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
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- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
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- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2007
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- **2007-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0081 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5314c9c-7c32-48a1-b15b-89a20ec16e39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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