Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6202

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the term "eligible renewable electrical generating facility" includes a generator powered by agricultural residues, untreated and unadulterated wood waste, landscape trimmings, and livestock manure. Provides that for eligible customers (rather than only residential customers), the measuring of the flow of electricity in both directions at the same rate shall typically be accomplished through use of a single, bi-directional meter. Deletes language with respect to net metering for non-residential customers. Provides that the electricity provider shall continue to carry over any excess kilowatt-hour credits earned and apply those credits to subsequent billing periods to offset any customer-generator consumption in those billing periods until all credits are used or until service is terminated (instead of or until the end of the annualized period). Deletes language concerning (1) net metering for certain non-residential customers, (2) specified charges, (3) specified customer credits, and (4) the number of eligible customers for net metering. Provides that the meter aggregation shall be subject to the terms and conditions approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission in a proceeding establishing the rules applicable to meter aggregation under specified provisions, which shall commence no less than 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act and be completed within 365 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997 in the Public Utilities Act. Sets forth the findings of the General Assembly. Creates the Net Metering Task Force, which shall be comprised of 10 members, with one of the members to be named as chairperson by the Governor. Provides that no later than January 1, 2011, the Task Force shall submit a report to the General Assembly recommending legislative and programmatic changes to the existing net metering law that shall be necessary to overcome existing barriers to net metering development in the State. Specifies the criteria for the content of the report. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide administrative support for the Task Force. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Makes changes in the General Assembly's findings. Increases the number of total members on the Net Metering Task Force by 6 members, all of which are Governor appointees representing various entities. Requires all appointments be made by August 2, 2010 (rather than July 1, 2010). Changes the language concerning the Task Force's report to provide that no later than March 1, 2011 (was, January 1, 2011), the Task Force shall submit a report to the General Assembly concerning the status of net metering in Illinois and whether any legislative and programmatic changes to the existing net metering law are necessary. Allows for minority reports to be included in the Task Force's report. Makes other changes regarding the Task Force's report. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and applicability of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that, of the renewable energy resources procured using moneys in the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund and those renewable energy resources procured to meet the renewable portfolio standard, at least the following specified percentages shall come from photovoltaics on the following schedule: 0.5% by June 1, 2012; 1.5% by June 1, 2013; 3% by June 1, 2014; and 6% by June 1, 2015 and thereafter. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that for compliance years beginning prior to June 1, 2014, each alternative compliance payment rate shall be equal to the total amount of dollars that the utility contracted to spend on all renewable resources, excepting the additional incremental cost attributable to solar resources, for the compliance period divided by the forecasted load of eligible retail customers, at the customers' meters, as previously established in the Commission-approved procurement plan for that compliance year. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/17/2010	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1437

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2010	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William D. Burns
2/11/2010	House	First Reading
2/11/2010	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2010	House	Assigned to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
2/24/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
3/3/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
3/8/2010	House	Re-assigned to Renewable Energy Committee
3/9/2010	House	Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/9/2010	House	Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
3/11/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Renewable Energy Committee
3/11/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Renewable Energy Committee; by Voice Vote
3/11/2010	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Renewable Energy Committee; 007-003-000
3/11/2010	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/11/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
3/12/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
3/12/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
3/12/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
3/12/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
3/12/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
3/15/2010	House	Pension Note Filed
3/15/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended
3/15/2010	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed
3/15/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
3/16/2010	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
3/16/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
3/16/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
3/16/2010	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/16/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
3/16/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
3/16/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/17/2010	House	Home Rule Note Filed
3/17/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
3/17/2010	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
3/17/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
3/18/2010	House	Balanced Budget Note Filed
3/18/2010	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended
3/18/2010	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed
3/23/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William D. Burns
3/23/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/24/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/24/2010	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/24/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2010	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-002-000
3/25/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
3/25/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
4/6/2010	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/6/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/6/2010	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
4/6/2010	Senate	First Reading
4/6/2010	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/6/2010	Senate	Assigned to Energy
4/22/2010	Senate	Postponed - Energy
4/23/2010	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/29/2010	Senate	Re-assigned to Executive
5/3/2010	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 7, 2010
5/5/2010	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
5/5/2010	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
5/5/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
5/5/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/5/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
5/5/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/5/2010	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 010-002-000
5/5/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2010
5/5/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
5/5/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
5/5/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy
5/6/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Energy
5/6/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
5/6/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
5/6/2010	Senate	Second Reading
5/6/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2010
5/7/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Energy
5/7/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Energy; 009-000-000
5/7/2010	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/7/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Harmon
5/7/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2010
5/7/2010	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
5/7/2010	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/7/2010	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/7/2010	House	Arrived in House
5/7/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3
5/21/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William D. Burns
5/21/2010	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William D. Burns
5/21/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/21/2010	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/24/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
5/24/2010	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
5/24/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 011-000-000
5/24/2010	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 008-003-000
5/25/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
5/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/26/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
5/26/2010	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
5/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
5/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
5/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
5/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
5/26/2010	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 094-019-000
5/26/2010	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 094-019-000
5/26/2010	House	Passed Both Houses
5/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
6/24/2010	House	Sent to the Governor
8/17/2010	House	Governor Approved
8/17/2010	House	Effective Date August 17, 2010
8/17/2010	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1437

	Judicial Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	HB 6202 would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

	Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 6202 will have no fiscal impact on any pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

	Pension Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 6202 (H-AM 1) will have no fiscal impact on any pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

	State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 6202 would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

	State Debt Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 6202 (H-AM 1) would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

	Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Housing Development Authority)
	This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.

	Fiscal Note (Illinois Commerce Commission)
	This legislation would require the Commission to create new meter aggregation rule. While this rule likely could be done using existing staff resources, they would probably have to be pulled off their other duties. The amount of staff time to create the rule is estimated at 500 staff hours; which would be the equivalent of about $30,000 in costs.

	Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Illinois Commerce Commission)
	It is hard to estimate the total time and work the task force would perform; and what their expectations would be of the Commission, but total cost in State employee time could range anywhere from $50,000 to $110,000 per year. The Commission's estimated portion of that cost would range from $6,200 to $66,200.

	Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	Does not pre-empt home rule authority.

	Home Rule Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	Does not pre-empt home rule authority.

	Deletes reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/16-107.5

	Adds reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/16-107.7 new

	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note (Dept. of Transportation)
	There are no Illinois Department of Transportation land conveyances or releases included in this bill, therefore, IDOT has no appraisals to be filed.

	Deletes reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/16-107.7 new

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	Does not create a State mandate.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	Does not create a State mandate.

	Balanced Budget Note (Office of Management and Budget)
	HB 6202 would require an estimated 500 hours of additional workload for Commission employees, which are currently assigned other duties.

	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation)
	There are no Illinois Department of Transportation land conveyances or releases included in this bill, therefore, IDOT has no appraisals to be filed.