Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2807

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality and a natural gas cooperative may voluntarily enter into an agreement defining the geographic areas in which each party shall provide retail natural gas service for certain reasons. Provides that a natural gas cooperative shall enter into such an agreement only if the natural gas cooperative has acquired the operating assets of a public utility or natural gas cooperative with the intention of operating those assets as a natural gas cooperative. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Defines "public utility" to exclude natural gas cooperatives that are not-for-profit corporations operated for the purpose of administering, on a cooperative basis, the furnishing of natural gas for the benefit of their members and that have acquired the operating assets of a public utility or natural gas cooperative with the intention of operating those assets as a natural gas cooperative. Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that not-for-profit corporations may be organized for the purpose of furnishing natural gas on a cooperative basis. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Changes the description of natural gas cooperatives that are excluded from the definition of "public utility". Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
5/4/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0738

Date	Chamber	Action
1/20/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
1/20/2006	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
1/20/2006	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
1/20/2006	Senate	Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
1/20/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/20/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/1/2006	Senate	Assigned to Environment & Energy
2/7/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
2/7/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/7/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
2/8/2006	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/8/2006	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Environment & Energy; 012-000-000
2/8/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
2/14/2006	Senate	Second Reading
2/14/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2006
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
2/28/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
3/1/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 011-000-000
3/2/2006	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/2/2006	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Clayborne
3/2/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/2/2006	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/2/2006	House	Arrived in House
3/2/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/2/2006	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
3/2/2006	House	First Reading
3/2/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/3/2006	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ronald A. Wait
3/3/2006	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
3/8/2006	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
3/14/2006	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 006-000-000
3/14/2006	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2006	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2006	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2006	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
3/16/2006	Senate	Passed Both Houses
4/14/2006	Senate	Sent to the Governor
5/4/2006	Senate	Governor Approved
5/4/2006	Senate	Effective Date May 4, 2006
5/4/2006	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0738

	Deletes reference to:
	65 ILCS 5/11-117-1.1