Date	Chamber	Action
6/9/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0013

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

65 ILCS 5/11-124-5

65 ILCS 5/11-139-12

from Ch. 24, par. 11-139-12

735 ILCS 30/10-5-10

was 735 ILCS 5/7-102

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that property belonging to a public utility that provides water or sewer service and that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission may not be taken or damaged by eminent domain without prior approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Excludes eminent domain actions commenced prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
In new provisions in the Eminent Domain Act about a requirement that the Illinois Commerce Commission must approve an eminent domain action relating to property belonging to a public utility that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission, provides that the requirement does not apply to property to be acquired by a municipality with 140,000 or more inhabitants or a regional water commission formed under specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code or a municipality that is a member of such a regional water commission, only in furtherance of purposes authorized under the specified provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, and limited solely to interests in real property and not improvements to or assets on the real property belonging to a public utility that provides water or sewer service and that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/6/2023	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
1/12/2023	House	First Reading
1/12/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/7/2023	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
2/27/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman
2/27/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
2/28/2023	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
2/28/2023	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 022-000-000
2/28/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
3/1/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/14/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/14/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
3/21/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/21/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/21/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
3/21/2023	Senate	First Reading
3/21/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/12/2023	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
4/20/2023	Senate	Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 016-000-000
4/20/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023
4/25/2023	Senate	Second Reading
4/25/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 26, 2023
5/4/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
5/4/2023	House	Passed Both Houses
6/2/2023	House	Sent to the Governor
6/9/2023	House	Governor Approved
6/9/2023	House	Effective Date June 9, 2023
6/9/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0013

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