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HB5524 • 2026
UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY
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UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY
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Governor Approved
Effective Date January 1, 2027
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0541
Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
House Concurs
Passed Both Houses
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Public Utilities Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee ; 012-000-000
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
Arrived in House
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dave Severin
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities ; 013-000-000
Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bryant
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2026
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities ; 015-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2026
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terri Bryant
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2026
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee ; 015-000-000
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Severin
UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY
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Full Text of HB5524 Home Legislation Full Text HB5524 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Public Act Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Public Act Open PDF HB5524 Enrolled LRB104 19397 AAS 32845 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding 5 Section 9-254 as follows: 6 (220 ILCS 5/9-254 new) 7 Sec. 9-254. Utility charge transparency website and 8 report. 9 (a) The Commission on Government Forecasting and 10 Accountability shall publish a report that contains a list of 11 any charges, either required or permitted by law or approved 12 by the Commission, that are charged by an electric utility on a 13 residential customer's monthly utility bill, other than 14 delivery or supply charges. The Commission on Government 15 Forecasting and Accountability shall include the following 16 information for any charge in the list: 17 (1) the statutory authority for the charge or the 18 Commission order approving the charge; 19 (2) the entity or fund to which the charge is 20 remitted; 21 (3) any programs or services supported by the charge; 22 and 23 (4) the full amount collected annually from the charge HB5524 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 19397 AAS 32845 b 1 in calendar year 2025. 2 (b) The Commission on Government Forecasting and 3 Accountability shall deliver the report to the Commission, 4 President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, 5 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader 6 of the House of Representatives no later than 12 months after 7 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General 8 Assembly. The Commission, the State Comptroller, the 9 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and each 10 electric utility in this State shall submit any information 11 requested by the Commission on Government Forecasting and 12 Accountability pursuant to this Section in a timely manner. 13 The Commission shall maintain a website with a link to the 14 completed report. The Commission may, in addition to a link to 15 the completed report, provide a link on the website to other 16 websites that contain similar information. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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