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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE-SURCHARGE

What this bill does

Amends the Emergency Telephone System Act. Provides that, until December 31, 2027 (currently, December 31, 2025), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $5 per network connection. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2028 (currently, January 1, 2026), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may not impose a monthly surcharge in excess of $2.50 per network connection. Provides that, until December 31, 2027 (currently, December 31, 2025), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may by ordinance continue to impose and collect a monthly surcharge per commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) connection or in-service telephone number billed on a monthly basis that does not exceed $5. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2028 (currently, January 1, 2026), a municipality with a population over 500,000 may continue imposing and collecting its wireless carrier surcharge subject to certain limitations. Effective immediately.

Sponsor: Kam Buckner Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-06
Stuck
P(Advance)
33.4%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
4.5%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.8%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 67%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Crossed Chambers · Last action 544 days ago

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$1,841,672.32 Across sponsors / voters
2 Members with trails
25 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Kam Buckner Chief sponsor 408 $870,738.21 Democratic Party of Illinois ($73,633.20); Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund ($58,500.00); IPACE ($50,000.00)
Sara Feigenholtz Sponsor 377 $970,934.11 Democratic Party of Illinois ($187,464.40); ISDF ($113,347.37); Illinois Education Association (IPACE) ($72,800.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Democratic Party of Illinois Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $261,097.60
Realtor PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $60,000.00
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $46,600.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $38,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $20,000.00
Illinois Hospital Association PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $13,500.00
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $11,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $9,500.00
Illinois AFL-CIO COPE Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $9,500.00
Illinois Federation of Teachers COPE Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $8,500.00
PCI Gaming Authority Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $8,000.00
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $7,500.00
Constellation Energy Generation Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $7,000.00
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $7,000.00
Power Rogers, LLP Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $6,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $5,000.00
Illinois Restaurateur's PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $4,000.00
Illinois CPA's for Political Action Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $3,600.00
Cozen O'Connor Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $3,500.00
John Daley Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $3,500.00
Credit Union PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $3,000.00
Illinois Optometric Association PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $3,000.00
Illinois Lawyers PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $2,500.00
Johnson & Johnson PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $2,500.00
Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 17 PAC Kam Buckner, Sara Feigenholtz $2,000.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Democratic Party of Illinois — — 14 $261,097.60
ISDF — — 11 $113,347.37
Illinois Education Association (IPACE) — — 1 $72,800.00
Realtor PAC — — 9 $60,000.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund — — 5 $58,500.00
DWS — — 18 $52,567.98
Carpentry Advancement PAC — — 2 $52,500.00
IPACE — — 1 $50,000.00
AFSCME Illinois Council 31 PAC — — 4 $46,600.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC — — 4 $38,500.00
People for Emanuel Chris Welch — — 1 $28,000.00
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC — — 2 $26,400.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 9 $20,000.00
Illinios Association of Realtors — — 1 $20,000.00
Jewish Caucus PAC — — 2 $20,000.00
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund — — 1 $20,000.00
DaVita — — 2 $20,000.00
I.P.A.C.E. — — 1 $20,000.00
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council — — 3 $18,000.00
Democrats for the Illinois House — — 8 $16,084.17
Illinois Hospital Association PAC — — 7 $13,500.00
The Fifty 50 Group — — 1 $13,168.60
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee — — 2 $11,000.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois PAC — — 2 $10,486.63
Ameren Illinois — — 3 $10,000.00

Witness slips

2 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Derek Blaida Blaida and Associates LLC City of Chicago Proponent Public Utilities 2025-03-18
Dominic Watson AFSCME Council 31 AFSCME Council 31 Proponent Public Utilities 2025-03-18

Roll-call votes

Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.

Date Chamber Type Description Yea Nay Present NV Outcome Margin Deciding voters
H Committee Public Utilities 13 7 0 1 Passed 6 —
H Floor Third Reading 75 38 0 5 Passed 37 —

Action History

14 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-14 — Referred toAssignments. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-06 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Kam Buckner House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-18 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-18 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-11 Committee Assignment
Assigned toPublic Utilities Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-18 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass / Short DebatePublic Utilities Committee; 013-007-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-03-19 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-25 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-25 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-04-08 Floor Vote Positive
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed075-038-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50
Bill PASSED on Short Debate Third Reading. Bill cleared the chamber.
2025-04-09 Cross-Chamber Positive
Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
House bill arrives in the Senate after passing the House.
2025-04-09 Procedural
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54
Bill queued for First Reading in the second chamber.
2025-04-14 Cross-Chamber Positive
Chief Senate SponsorSen. Sara Feigenholtz Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
Senate sponsor assigned for a House bill.
2025-04-14 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-04-14 Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-06 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Kam Buckner House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-18 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-18 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-11 House Assigned toPublic Utilities Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-18 House Do Pass / Short DebatePublic Utilities Committee; 013-007-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-19 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process Positive
2025-03-25 House Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) Floor Process Positive
2025-03-25 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) Floor Process Positive
2025-04-08 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed075-038-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 Floor Vote Positive
2025-04-09 Senate Arrive in Senate Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) Cross-Chamber Positive
2025-04-09 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2025 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 Procedural —
2025-04-14 Senate Chief Senate SponsorSen. Sara Feigenholtz Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) Cross-Chamber Positive
2025-04-14 Senate First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-04-14 Senate Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —