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Bill Status of SB2238 102nd General Assembly

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Short Description: MUNI CD-UNDERGRND UTILITIES

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.5 heading new

65 ILCS 5/11-15.5-5 new

65 ILCS 5/11-15.5-10 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Undergrounding Utility Facilities Division. Defines "underground" and "undergrounding". Provides that public utilities shall underground 138 kilowatt or greater electric transmission lines under certain conditions. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall allow a public utility to recover from all retail customers in its service territory all reasonable and prudent costs that it incurs related to the undergrounding of a 138 kilowatt or greater electric transmission line. Provides that a public utility shall record and defer costs that it incurs related to the undergrounding of transmission lines as a regulatory asset to be included in the public utility's total rate base and amortized over a reasonable period that is equal to the expected life of such transmission lines. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2021	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2/26/2021	Senate	First Reading
2/26/2021	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/23/2021	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
4/15/2021	Senate	Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
4/16/2021	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
4/22/2021	Senate	Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
4/23/2021	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/5/2022	Senate	Re-assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2/10/2022	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

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