Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.

Filed: 4/14/2026

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5195

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5195 on page 1,
3lines 8 and 9, by replacing "Illinois Future of Energy Choice
4and Economic Impact Commission" with "Illinois Future of
5Energy Affordability, Reliability, and Economic Impact
6Commission"; and
 
7on page 1, line 11, by replacing "choice" with "reliability";
8and
 
9on page 2, lines 16 and 17, by replacing "The Illinois Future
10of Energy Choice and Economic Impact Commission" with "The
11Illinois Future of Energy Affordability, Reliability, and
12Economic Impact Commission"; and
 
13on page 3, line 11, after "gas" by inserting "distribution";
14and
 

 

 

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1on page 3, immediately below line 16, by inserting the
2following:
3        "(11) 2 members representing natural gas generation
4    utilities, appointed by the Director of Commerce and
5    Economic Opportunity;
6        (12) one member representing a statewide association
7    that represents farmers or the agricultural industry,
8    appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic
9    Opportunity;
10        (13) up to 3 additional members, appointed by the
11    Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, from
12    community-based organizations representing community
13    interests in climate or environmental policy;"; and
 
14on page 3, line 17, by replacing "(11)" with "(14)"; and
 
15on page 3, by replacing lines 21 through 23 with the following:
16        "(15) 2 members representing a statewide business
17    organization, including one member representing a
18    statewide organization representing manufacturers,
19    appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic
20    Opportunity;"; and
 
21on page 3, line 24, by replacing "(13)" with "(16)"; and
 
22on page 4, line 1, by replacing "(14)" with "(17)"; and
 

 

 

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1on page 4, line 4, by replacing "(15)" with "(18)"; and
 
2on page 4, line 8, by replacing "(16)" with "(19)"; and
 
3on page 5, immediately below line 21, by inserting the
4following:
5        "(5) to analyze and evaluate existing or proposed
6    State or local laws or regulations that may impede or seek
7    to impede specific types of energy sources from being used
8    by either residential or commercial customers;"; and
 
9on page 5, line 22, by replacing "(5)" with "(6)"; and
 
10on page 6, line 1, by replacing "(6)" with "(7)"; and
 
11on page 6, line 4, by deleting "and"; and
 
12on page 6, line 5, by replacing "(7)" with "(8)"; and
 
13on page 6, line 8, by replacing the period with "; and"; and
 
14on page 6, immediately below line 8, by inserting the
15following:
16        "(9) to consider, study, or analyze additional topics
17    that the Commission may deem necessary related to energy

 

 

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1    policies, regulations, or legislation in the State and the
2    economic impact of those policies, regulations, or
3    legislation."; and
 
4on page 6, by deleting line 12.