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Bill Status of HB4977 102nd General Assembly

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Short Description: PUB UTIL-RETAIL ELECTRIC

House Sponsors
Rep. George Scully, Jr.

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Don Harmon - Dan Rutherford - Kwame Raoul - Donne E. Trotter - Jacqueline Y. Collins, M. Maggie Crotty and Deanna Demuzio)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1095

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

220 ILCS 5/Art. XX heading new

220 ILCS 5/20-101 new

220 ILCS 5/20-102 new

220 ILCS 5/20-105 new

220 ILCS 5/20-110 new

220 ILCS 5/20-120 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates a new Article concerning retail electric competition. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish an Office of Retail Market Development and employ a Director of Retail Market Development. Sets forth the powers and duties of the Office. Requires the Director to present to the Commission, the General Assembly, and the Governor a detailed plan designed to promote retail electric competition for residential and small commercial electricity consumers. Requires the Commission to post the plan on its web site. Provides for a period of public comment on the plan. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as introduced with the following changes: Makes establishment of an Office of Retail Market Development and employment of a Director of Retail Market Development subject to appropriation. Provides that the Director may include municipal aggregation of customers and creating and designing customer choice programs as tools for retail market development. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 (Senate recedes Nov 29, 2006)

	Adds reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/8-405	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-405

220 ILCS 5/4-305 rep.

220 ILCS 5/9-216 rep.

Further amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes a provision prohibiting the Commission from requiring or implementing any system or means for the dispatch or brokering of power from a central location unless and until such action is recommended, after notice and a hearing, by a majority of the entire Commission and expressly authorized by the General Assembly upon consideration of the Commission's recommendation. Repeals provisions requiring the Illinois Commerce Commission: (i) to collect information relating to the acquisition or sale of emission allowances under federal law from each public utility and each affiliated interest of a public utility owning an electric generating station and (ii) to adopt rules concerning the policies and procedures to be utilized in evaluating and deciding any requests for the recovery and allocation of reasonable and prudent costs incurred in the construction of generation or production facilities that have been cancelled.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
1/20/2006	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr.
1/23/2006	House	First Reading
1/23/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/7/2006	House	Assigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
2/15/2006	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 010-000-000
2/15/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/23/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2/23/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2/28/2006	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
2/28/2006	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2/28/2006	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr.
2/28/2006	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/1/2006	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/1/2006	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/1/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/3/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-001
3/7/2006	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/7/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/7/2006	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/7/2006	Senate	First Reading
3/7/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
3/15/2006	Senate	Assigned to Environment & Energy
3/24/2006	Senate	Do Pass Environment & Energy; 012-000-000
3/24/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
3/24/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
3/24/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/24/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
3/27/2006	Senate	Second Reading
3/27/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
3/29/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
3/29/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 008-000-000
3/30/2006	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/30/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
3/30/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/30/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/30/2006	House	Arrived in House
3/30/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
4/3/2006	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. George Scully, Jr.
4/3/2006	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/2/2006	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. George Scully, Jr.
5/4/2006	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs by Voice Vote
5/4/2006	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
5/4/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
5/4/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
5/4/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules
6/4/2006	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
11/15/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
11/28/2006	Senate	Approved for Consideration Rules
11/28/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01-November 29, 2006
11/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Environment & Energy
11/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
11/29/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
11/29/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
11/29/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
11/29/2006	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
11/29/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 058-000-000
11/29/2006	House	Passed Both Houses
12/28/2006	House	Sent to the Governor
2/2/2007	House	Governor Approved
2/5/2007	House	Effective Date February 2, 2007
2/5/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1095

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