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type: "Bill"
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title: "UTILITIES-EMPLOYEE STAFFING"
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description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall develop benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification by January 1, 2010 (instead of not specifying a date). Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 4251"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4251 (96th)"
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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: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-27"
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last_action: "2009-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5046b0b-bb1a-4a14-aff7-dfd48d376511"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4251&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47129&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "32ff8c1553339d47c424142aff9fd0c33c2ab1e29c9766bf4dfd199c0712e7f7"
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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 4251 (96th) — UTILITIES-EMPLOYEE STAFFING
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall develop benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification by January 1, 2010 (instead of not specifying a date). 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=09600HB4251&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47129&DocNum=4251&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4251eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47129&DocNum=4251&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4251enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47129&DocNum=4251&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (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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- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
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- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Labor Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 025-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2009-03-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
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- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
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- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Energy; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
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- **2009-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
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- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
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- **2009-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2009
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- **2009-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0582 `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/d5046b0b-bb1a-4a14-aff7-dfd48d376511`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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