IL HB2863 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-06-02 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a water or sewer utility owned by the State or any political subdivision thereof and being acquired by a large public utility must inform the public of the terms of its acquisition by the large public utility by holding a public meeting prior to the acquisition and causing to be published, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that the water or sewer utility operates, information about the public meeting being held prior to the acquisition, the terms of the water or sewer utility's acquisition by the large public utility, and options that shall be available to assist customers to pay their bills after the acquisition. Provides that the water or sewer utility being acquired shall provide a notice 30 days prior to the public meeting to customers who will be affected by the acquisition. Provides that the notice shall be sent to the customers in the same manner as the customers' monthly bills, either by mail or electronically, but shall be delivered on a page separate from the bill itself and written in no less than 12-point font. Provides that the notice shall include (i) information about the public meeting being held prior to the acquisition, (ii) information on the public body that will make the decision regarding the sale of the water or sewer utility, and (iii) if available, an estimate of the capital investment needs of the water or sewer utility being acquired and a statement stating that customer rates may change in the future due to the capital investment needs.
Title
UTILITY ACQUISITION NOTICE
Sponsors
| Rep. Amy Elik [R] | Rep. Nabeela Syed [D] | Rep. Michael Crawford [D] | Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D] |
| Sen. Erica Harriss [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-15 - Senate - Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-15 - Senate - Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House Public Utilities Committee (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - House - House Public Utilities Committee (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-15 - Senate - Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-10 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 113 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House Public Utilities Committee (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - House - House Public Utilities Committee (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025 |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 014-000-000 |
| 2025-05-15 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Public Utilities Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Assigned to Public Utilities Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | 5 | 9-210.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
