Date	Chamber	Action
8/13/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0127

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

220 ILCS 5/2-107

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-107

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to afford members of the public time to make comments to or to ask questions of the Commission at each regular and special meeting. Requires the Commission to provide a web site and a toll-free telephone number to accept comments from Illinois residents regarding any matter under the auspices of the Commission or before the Commission. Requires the Commission staff to report to the full Commission comments and suggestions received through both venues before all relevant votes of the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall establish procedures for accepting testimony from Illinois residents on matters pending before the Commission. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Adds language requiring that the Illinois Commerce Commission staff shall report, in a manner established by the Commission that is consistent with the Commission's rules regarding ex parte communications, to the full Commission comments and suggestions received through both venues before all relevant votes of the Commission (instead of not requiring the report to be consistent with the Commissions rules regarding ex parte communications). Adds language that provides that the Commission shall establish procedures for accepting testimony from Illinois residents on matters pending before the Commission, which shall be consistent with the Commission's rules regarding ex parte communications and due process standards (instead of not requiring that the procedures be consistent with the Commission's rules regarding ex parte communications and due process standards).

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
2/7/2007	House	First Reading
2/7/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/15/2007	House	Assigned to Least Cost Power Procurement Committee
3/7/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
3/7/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
3/8/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Least Cost Power Procurement Committee; 010-000-000
3/8/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/21/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/22/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
3/27/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
3/27/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
3/27/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
3/28/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
3/28/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
4/19/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
4/19/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/19/2007	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/19/2007	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/19/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
4/23/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
4/24/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
4/24/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/24/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/25/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
4/25/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/25/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
4/25/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
4/25/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
4/25/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
4/26/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/26/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/26/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
4/26/2007	Senate	First Reading
4/26/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/26/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
4/26/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
5/1/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
5/2/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
5/2/2007	Senate	Assigned to Environment and Energy
5/10/2007	Senate	Do Pass Environment and Energy; 013-000-000
5/10/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
5/15/2007	Senate	Second Reading
5/15/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
5/16/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
5/16/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/16/2007	House	Passed Both Houses
6/14/2007	House	Sent to the Governor
8/13/2007	House	Governor Approved
8/13/2007	House	Effective Date August 13, 2007
8/13/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0127

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