Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 3131

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes references to "hearing examiner" to references to "administrative law judge" throughout the Act. Repeals provisions concerning emission allowances, conducting a study on billing practices and policies, conducting a study on strategic options for changing the structure of energy service markets, conducting a study on the feasibility of wheeling electricity in the State, rules for recovering costs of canceled facilities, recovery of additional charges refunded to customers, conducting a study on implementing promotional rates for industrial and commercial customers, alternative rate regulations, and conducting a study on patterns of entry and exit for each relevant market for telecommunications services. Removes references to repealed provisions. Makes conforming changes in the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Further amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the franchise license, permit, or right to engage in business under the Act shall be suspended by operation of law if the Secretary of State has dissolved or revoked the authority of a domestic of foreign company regulated under the Act to do business in Illinois has not paid certain taxes, fees, or penalties (rather than requiring the Illinois Commerce Commission to instruct proceedings to revoke the franchise, license permit, or right to engage in business under the Act when notified by the Secretary of State of the failure to pay the tax, fee, or penalty). Provides that when a public utility is required to report an accident occurring to or on its plant, equipment, or other property, the public utility shall immediately give notice to the Commission by the speediest means of communication, whether telephone, electronic notification, or post (rather than telephone, telegraph, or post). Removes the repeal of provisions concerning alternative rate regulation and makes conforming changes.

Further amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes provisions concerning interconnected voice over Internet protocol provider registration, except provisions requiring an interconnected voice over Internet protocol provider to charge and collect, from its end-user customers, fees and surcharges in the same manner as they are charged and collected from end-user customers of local exchange telecommunications service for local enhanced 9-1-1 surcharges.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/13/2018	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0840

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
2/15/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/27/2018	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
3/9/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
3/9/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/14/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
4/6/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
4/6/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
4/10/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
4/12/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
4/12/2018	Senate	Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 008-000-000
4/12/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 17, 2018
4/13/2018	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/16/2018	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
4/20/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
4/20/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
4/20/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
4/20/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
4/23/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
4/23/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
4/23/2018	Senate	Second Reading
4/23/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
4/26/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 009-000-000
4/26/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 009-000-000
4/26/2018	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/26/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Rezin
4/26/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Rezin
4/26/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/26/2018	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
4/27/2018	House	Arrived in House
4/27/2018	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
4/27/2018	House	First Reading
4/27/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/8/2018	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/18/2018	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2018
5/24/2018	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
5/24/2018	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/24/2018	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/24/2018	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2018	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
5/30/2018	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/30/2018	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
5/30/2018	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/28/2018	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/13/2018	Senate	Governor Approved
8/13/2018	Senate	Effective Date August 13, 2018
8/13/2018	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0840

	Adds reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/4-204	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-204