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Bill Status of SB2525 93rd General Assembly

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Short Description: UTIL-UNREG SALES OF NAT GAS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Denny Jacobs and Todd Sieben

House Sponsors
(Rep. Patrick Verschoore - Jay C. Hoffman - Michael K. Smith - Dave Winters - Thomas Holbrook, John E. Bradley, Brandon W. Phelps, William B. Black, Donald L. Moffitt, Jim Sacia, Paul D. Froehlich, Dan Reitz, Mike Boland, Robert S. Molaro, Mike Bost, Dan Brady, Steve Davis, Frank J. Mautino, Kevin A. McCarthy, Ed Sullivan, Jr. and William J. Grunloh)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
11/19/2004	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1052

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

220 ILCS 5/7-210 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall be subject to specified provisions of the Act with respect to such sales. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall not subsidize such sales through the utility's regulated business. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall not discriminate in the provision of regulated gas service based upon the existence or terms of an unregulated sale of natural gas. Provides that the Commission may require a gas utility to file reports regarding its unregulated sales of natural gas in the State and shall have access to, for the purpose of review, a gas utility's contracts for unregulated sales of natural gas. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Inserts provisions substantially similar to those of SB 2525 except: (1) provides that costs and revenues from the gas utility's unregulated sales of gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall not be included in the calculation of the utility's regulated gas rates and charges; (2) provides that the Commission shall require a gas utility to file reports regarding it unregulated sales of natural gas in the State; (3) provides that the Commission shall adopt provisions requiring functional separation between a gas utility's unregulated retail sales of natural gas in the State and its regulated retail gas services in the State; (3) provides that a gas utility shall not release or assign gas storage capacity procured for its regulated Illinois retail customers to its business division offering unregulated retail sales of natural gas or allow such storage capacity to be managed by that business division; and (4) makes other changes.

	Judicial Note (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	Would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the State.

	Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority)
	No fiscal effect on a single-family residence.

Fiscal Note (Illinois Commerce Commission)

Senate Bill 2525 does not include any funding for ICC oversight of these new unregulated gas utility sales and does not require the gas utility to pay the Illinois Public Utility Tax on those sales. To the extent that those sales replace regulated sales, the legislation will result in a decline of revenues collected under the Illinois Public Utility Tax. To police the actions of the gas utility under this new legislation would require 3 additional Agency staff, one accountant, one economist, and one engineer, at an estimated annual increase in costs of $250,870 to implement this legislation were it to become law. This estimate includes those salaries, fringe benefits, equipment, and commodities for 3 additional Agency staff members. These additional Agency staff members would spend their time examining gas utility operations, records, and transactions to ensure that the utility engaged in sales under proposed new 7-210 was not subsidizing unregulated sales with regulated businesses or using discriminatory practices in regulated businesses to aid unregulated sales. This work would be done primarily during the annual Uniform Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause reconciliation cases under existing Section 9-220.

	Pension Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	Would not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

	State Debt Impact Note (Economic and Fiscal Commission)
	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.

	Home Rule Note (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	Senate Bill 2525, as engrossed, does not pre-empt home rule authority.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	Senate Bill 2525, as engrossed, does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act.

	Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections)
	Senate Bill 2525 has no corrections population or fiscal impact on the Department.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2004	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs
2/3/2004	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/10/2004	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
2/18/2004	Senate	Assigned to Environment & Energy
2/25/2004	Senate	Do Pass Environment & Energy; 008-000-000
2/25/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2004
2/26/2004	Senate	Second Reading
2/26/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2004
3/22/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Denny Jacobs
3/22/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/23/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
3/24/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
3/25/2004	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/25/2004	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jacobs
3/25/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/25/2004	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
3/26/2004	House	Arrived in House
3/26/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/30/2004	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
3/30/2004	House	First Reading
3/30/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
3/31/2004	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dave Winters
3/31/2004	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
3/31/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
4/1/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
4/1/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
4/1/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
4/1/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
4/1/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
4/2/2004	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
4/29/2004	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
4/30/2004	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004
5/6/2004	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 009-003-000
5/6/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2004	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/6/2004	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Karen May
5/10/2004	House	Judicial Note Filed
5/10/2004	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
5/11/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
5/11/2004	House	Pension Note Filed
5/11/2004	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed
5/12/2004	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Karen May
5/12/2004	House	Balanced Budget Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Karen May
5/12/2004	House	Correctional Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Karen May
5/12/2004	House	Home Rule Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Karen May
5/12/2004	House	Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Karen May
5/12/2004	House	Home Rule Note Filed
5/12/2004	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
5/12/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/12/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/13/2004	House	Correctional Note Filed
5/24/2004	House	Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 104-007-003
5/24/2004	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/31/2004	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/30/2004	Senate	Governor Vetoed
11/5/2004	Senate	Placed Calendar Total Veto November 8, 2004
11/5/2004	Senate	Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Denny Jacobs
11/10/2004	Senate	3/5 Vote Required
11/10/2004	Senate	Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 044-010-001
11/10/2004	House	Arrived in House
11/10/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Total Veto November 16, 2004
11/12/2004	House	Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Patrick Verschoore
11/16/2004	House	3/5 Vote Required
11/16/2004	House	Override Governor Veto - House Passed 097-018-001
11/16/2004	Senate	Both Houses Override Total Veto
11/19/2004	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2005
11/19/2004	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1052

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