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HB 3925

Relating to the Sunrise Corridor; prescribing an effective date.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by April Dobson and 3 co-sponsors

HB 3925 is an appropriation act funding Illinois Commerce Commission operations and related programs for FY2025, totaling about $80.37 million.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 3925

Summary — HB 3925 (104th General Assembly)

Status: In committee upon adjournment (last action 2025-06-28)
Introduced: 2025-02-25 by Rep. Robyn Gabel
Effective date (if enacted): July 1, 2025
Companion bill: SB 279

Purpose and intent

Although the bill caption references the “Sunrise Corridor,” the text of HB 3925 is an appropriation act that provides funding for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The bill allocates operating funds across several ICC programs and designates specific grants and transfers to related utility and safety programs.

Key provisions and dollar amounts

Total appropriations (as presented in the bill):
- Other State Funds: $80,116,100
- Federal Funds: $250,000
- Total: $80,366,100

Major line items and targeted funds:
- Chair and Commissioners’ Office (Transportation Regulatory Fund): $242,400 (personnel, benefits, travel, telecom, etc.)
- Public Utility Fund (administration/operations): $2,573,300 (specific line items for personnel, benefits, contractual services, travel, telecom)
- Public Utilities (larger ICC program-level appropriation from Public Utility Fund): $36,169,300 (personnel, retirement contributions, group insurance, contractual services, EDP, equipment, refunds)
- Transportation Regulatory Fund — program operations: $20,130,100 (personnel, retirement, group insurance, contractual services, EDP, equipment)
- $2,500,000 from the Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Fund for a grant to the Statewide One-Call System (Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act)
- $1,000 from that same fund for refunds
- $2,000,000 (Transportation Regulatory Fund) for the Single State Insurance Registration/Unified Carrier Registration program disbursements and related administration/refunds
- $1,500,000 from the Telecommunications Access Corporation Fund for administrative costs and required distributions under the PUA (Section 13-703)
- $12,000,000 from the Public Utility Fund for administration of the Energy Transition Act
- $3,000,000 from the Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund for administration related to Section 9-229 (post-PA 102-0662)
- $250,000 from the ICC Federal Grants Trust Fund as a grant to the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Educational & Research Foundation for pipeline emergency responder training

Who is affected

  • Illinois Commerce Commission operations and staffing (funding for personnel, benefits, equipment, EDP and travel)
  • Utility sector stakeholders subject to ICC regulation (through program administration and grants)
  • Statewide One-Call System (grant funding)
  • Telecommunications Access Corporation (administration/distribution funding)
  • Entities and participants in the Energy Transition Act implementation
  • Consumer intervenors (funding to administer the intervenor compensation process)
  • Illinois Fire Chiefs Association Educational & Research Foundation and first-responder pipeline training programs

Procedural/timing notes

  • Introduced and first read in late February 2025; referred multiple times (Rules, Environmental Regulation, Transportation, Ways & Means); read first time on 3/27/2025; last recorded status: in committee upon adjournment (6/28/2025).
  • If enacted, the appropriations become effective July 1, 2025, aligning with the start of the fiscal year.

Note: The bill’s title (referencing the Sunrise Corridor) does not reflect the appropriation content contained in the introduced text.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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