Bill Status of HB 351   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  ELECTRIC AGGREGATION MUNI CTY

House Sponsors
Rep. Thomas Holbrook-Carolyn H. Krause-Bill Mitchell-Chapin Rose-Ron Stephens, Jim Watson, Kurt M. Granberg, Daniel V. Beiser, Karen May, Patrick J Verschoore, Kenneth Dunkin, Julie Hamos, Mike Fortner, Brent Hassert, Michael K. Smith, Brandon W. Phelps, Dan Reitz, Robert F. Flider, Lou Lang, James H. Meyer, Roger L. Eddy, Donald L. Moffitt, David Reis, Gary Hannig, Mike Boland, Jack D. Franks and Linda Chapa LaVia

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Gary Forby-John O. Jones, Michael W. Frerichs, David Koehler, John M. Sullivan and Deanna Demuzio-Kwame Raoul)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  8/21/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0311

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
220 ILCS 5/17-800 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes municipalities and counties to aggregate customers for the purchase of electricity. Provides for approval of aggregation by the voters. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to review aggregation plans.

House Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill, with the following changes. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality or county board of a county may adopt an ordinance, under which it may aggregate residential retail electrical loads located, respectively, within the municipality or county and, for that purpose, may solicit bids and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of electricity and related services and equipment. Removes a provision that requires that an aggregation ordinance specify whether the aggregation will occur automatically for persons pursuant to an opt-out provision. Provides that nothing in the amendatory provisions authorizes the aggregation of electric loads that are served or authorized to be served by an electric cooperative as defined by and pursuant to the Electric Supplier Act or loads served by a municipality that owns and operates its own electric distribution system (instead of the aggregation of retail electric loads of an electric load center that is located in the certified territory of a nonprofit electric supplier or an electric load center served by distribution facilities of a municipal electric utility). Removes a provision that provides that if an aggregation ordinance specifies that aggregation shall occur automatically, the corporate authorities or county board shall certify the question of the authority to aggregate in accordance with the Election Code. Removes a provision concerning the prohibition of certain actions by the corporate authority or county board with respect to automatic aggregation. Provides that any established load aggregation plan shall provide for universal access to all applicable residential customers and equitable treatment of applicable residential customers. Removes a provision that requires that the plan include the terms and conditions under which retail customers who have chosen to opt out of the aggregated service may take service from the aggregated entity. Removes the requirement that it shall be the duty of the aggregated entity to fully inform retail customers in advance that they are to be automatically enrolled and that they have the right to opt out of the aggregated entity without penalty; however, adds a provision that the duty is to fully inform retail residential customers that they have the right to opt into the aggregation program. Removes provisions that require that the Illinois Commerce Commission adopt rules concerning the program.

House Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill, with the following changes. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality or county board of a county may adopt an ordinance, under which it may aggregate residential retail electrical loads located, respectively, within the municipality or county and, for that purpose, may solicit bids and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of electricity and related services and equipment. Removes a provision that requires that an aggregation ordinance specify whether the aggregation will occur automatically for persons pursuant to an opt-out provision. Provides that nothing in the amendatory provisions authorizes the aggregation of electric loads that are served or authorized to be served by an electric cooperative as defined by and pursuant to the Electric Supplier Act or loads served by a municipality that owns and operates its own electric distribution system (instead of the aggregation of retail electric loads of an electric load center that is located in the certified territory of a nonprofit electric supplier or an electric load center served by distribution facilities of a municipal electric utility). Removes a provision that provides that if an aggregation ordinance specifies that aggregation shall occur automatically, the corporate authorities or county board shall certify the question of the authority to aggregate in accordance with the Election Code. Removes a provision concerning the prohibition of certain actions by the corporate authority or county board with respect to automatic aggregation. Provides that any established load aggregation plan shall provide for universal access to all applicable residential customers and equitable treatment of applicable residential customers. Removes a provision that requires that the plan include the terms and conditions under which retail customers who have chosen to opt out of the aggregated service may take service from the aggregated entity. Removes the requirement that it shall be the duty of the aggregated entity to fully inform retail customers in advance that they are to be automatically enrolled and that they have the right to opt out of the aggregated entity without penalty; however, adds a provision that the duty is to fully inform retail residential customers that they have the right to opt into the aggregation program. Removes provisions that require that the Illinois Commerce Commission adopt rules concerning the program. Provides that there is not a prohibition against municipalities or counties from entering into an intergovernmental agreement to aggregate residential retail electric load.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/22/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  1/22/2007HouseFirst Reading
  1/22/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/31/2007HouseAssigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
  2/5/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
  2/14/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
  2/14/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
  2/15/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
  2/15/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
  2/16/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
  2/22/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Electric Utility Oversight Committee
  2/22/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Electric Utility Oversight Committee; by Voice Vote
  2/22/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 009-000-000
  2/22/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  2/22/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  2/22/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  2/22/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  2/22/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  2/23/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  2/23/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  2/27/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
  2/28/2007HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  2/28/2007HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  2/28/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  2/28/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
  3/6/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
  3/8/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
  3/13/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/13/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
  3/13/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/15/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
  3/15/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  3/15/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  3/15/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  3/20/2007SenateArrive in Senate
  3/20/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2007
  3/21/2007SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
  3/27/2007SenateFirst Reading
  3/27/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  3/27/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
  4/12/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
  4/18/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  4/19/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
  4/24/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
  4/25/2007SenateAssigned to Environment and Energy
  5/1/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
  5/1/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  5/2/2007SenateHeld in Environment and Energy
  5/8/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
  5/8/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  5/8/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
  5/10/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment and Energy
  5/10/2007SenateDo Pass Environment and Energy; 013-000-000
  5/10/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
  5/11/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  5/15/2007SenateSecond Reading
  5/15/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
  5/23/2007SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  5/23/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
  5/23/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  5/23/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  5/23/2007HousePassed Both Houses
  6/21/2007HouseSent to the Governor
  8/21/2007HouseGovernor Approved
  8/21/2007HouseEffective Date January 1, 2008
  8/21/2007HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0311

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