Date	Chamber	Action
5/1/2006	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0735

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

220 ILCS 5/4-101

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-101

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require all public utilities (now, all electric public utilities) to establish a security policy that includes on-site safeguards to restrict access to critical infrastructure and computerized control and data systems. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require all public utilities (now, all electric public utilities) to establish a security policy and makes corresponding changes. Deletes a provision limiting the security policy to restricting physical or electronic access to critical infrastructure and computerized control and data systems by personnel employed by or under contract with the electric public utility company or by personnel of any entity regulated by the Commission that supplies power to wholesale or residential markets. Requires the annual affidavit that each regulated entity is required to submit to the Commission concerning the security policy to state (i) that the entity has a security policy in place, (ii) that the entity has conducted at least one practice exercise based on the security policy within the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the affidavit, and (iii) with respect to any entity that is an electric public utility, that the entity follows, at a minimum, the most current security standards set forth by the North American Electric Reliability Council. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/6/2006	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
1/10/2006	House	First Reading
1/10/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/18/2006	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
1/24/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee
1/24/2006	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
1/24/2006	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 010-000-000
1/24/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
1/25/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
1/25/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
1/25/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
1/26/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
1/26/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
1/26/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
1/31/2006	Senate	Arrive in Senate
1/31/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 1, 2006
2/7/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
2/8/2006	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
2/8/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2/8/2006	Senate	First Reading
2/8/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/14/2006	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
3/1/2006	Senate	Assigned to Environment & Energy
3/8/2006	Senate	Do Pass Environment & Energy; 012-000-000
3/8/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2006
3/9/2006	Senate	Second Reading
3/9/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2006
3/14/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/14/2006	House	Passed Both Houses
4/12/2006	House	Sent to the Governor
5/1/2006	House	Governor Approved
5/1/2006	House	Effective Date May 1, 2006
5/1/2006	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0735

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