Illinois 104th Regular Session Status: In Committee 11 D cosponsors

SB 3497 — UTILITY-RECOVERABLE EXPENSES

Last action — Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

This bill addresses recoverable expenses for utilities.

The bill outlines what expenses utilities can recover. It aims to clarify financial practices within utility operations.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  2. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  3. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  5. Postponed - Executive

  6. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026

  7. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  8. Assigned to Executive

  9. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III

  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  12. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  15. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  16. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  17. Referred to Assignments

  18. First Reading

  19. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 3497?
SB 3497 is sponsored by Cristina Castro (Democrat), Laura Fine (Democrat), Graciela Guzmán (Democrat), Rachel Ventura (Democrat), Laura M. Murphy (Democrat), Linda Holmes (Democrat), Napoleon Harris III (Democrat), Doris Turner (Democrat), Mary Edly-Allen (Democrat), Mike Simmons (Democrat), and Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 3497?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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