Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 607

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997 in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the "mandatory transition period" extends through the date on which the Illinois Commerce Commission has approved declarations of competitive service for all classes of service offered in the service areas of all electric utilities that, on December 31, 2005, served at least 100,000 customers (now, the mandatory transition period extends through January 1, 2007). Prohibits the Commission from taking certain actions prior to 2010 (now, the prohibition is during the mandatory transition period) with respect to (i) initiating, authorizing, or ordering any change by way of increase or (ii) in approving an application for a merger, imposing a condition requiring any filing for an increase, decrease, or change in or other review of an electric utility's rates or enforcing such a condition. Deletes a provision prohibiting the Commission from initiating, authorizing, or ordering any change by way of a decrease. Deletes a provision that provides that the Commission is not prohibited from approving the application of an electric utility to implement an alternative to rate of return regulation or a regulatory mechanism that rewards or penalizes the utility through adjustment of rates based on utility performance. Provides that, during the remainder of the mandatory transition period, if any, the Commission may modify rates. Requires the Commission to hold a hearing on any petition by an electric utility requesting the Commission to declare a tariffed service provided by the utility to be a competitive service (now, the Commission shall hold a hearing if the Commission deems it necessary). Provides that the Commission shall only declare the class of tariffed service to be a competitive service if the electric utility demonstrates that at least 33% of the customers in the electric utility's service area that are eligible to take the class of tariffed service instead take service from alternative retail electric suppliers and that at least 3 alternative retail electric suppliers provide service that is comparable to the class of tariffed service to those customers in the utility's service area that do not take service from the electric utility (now, the Commission is required to declare the service to be a competitive service for an identifiable customer segment or group of customers or a clearly defined geographical area within the electricity's service area if the service or a reasonably equivalent substitute service is reasonably available to the customer segment or group or in the defined geographical area at a reasonable price from one or more other providers other than the electric utility or an affiliate and the utility has lost or is reasonably likely to lose business for the service to the other provider or providers). Requires the Commission to make its determination and issue its final order declaring or refusing to declare the service to be a competitive service within 180 (now, 120) days after the date the petition is filed. Deletes provisions that, if the Commission fails to make the determination within that time results within that time period, the petition is deemed to be granted. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
1/28/2005	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. George Scully, Jr.
1/31/2005	House	First Reading
1/31/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/3/2005	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/10/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
11/2/2006	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 9, 2007
11/2/2006	House	Assigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
11/14/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Electric Utility Oversight Committee
11/14/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 015-000-000
11/14/2006	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 010-003-002
11/14/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
11/14/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
11/14/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
11/14/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
11/14/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
11/14/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
11/14/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
11/14/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
11/15/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
11/15/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
11/15/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
11/15/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
11/15/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
11/15/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
11/28/2006	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/16-101

	Adds reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/16-102