Illinois · House Bill 4769 · 104th General Assembly

UTIL-CUSTOMER CHARGE FREEZE

HB 4769 Sponsored by Dagmara Avelar In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 2, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility shall freeze its monthly customer charge for low-income households at an amount equal to a percentage of the household's income that is no greater than the current percentage of income used to determine the amount of monthly credits administered to participants of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan under the Energy Assistance Act.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Public Utilities Committee · House Public Utilities
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.