Bill Status of SB 70   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  UTILITIES-ELECTRICITY RATES

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Ira I. Silverstein and Gary Forby-William R. Haine

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
220 ILCS 5/16-102
220 ILCS 5/16-111
220 ILCS 5/16-113

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997 in the Public Utilities Act. Changes the definition of "mandatory transition period" to include the period from the effective date 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. Requires the Commission to order certain utilities to file and implement tariffs to reinstate all 2006 rates within 10 days after the effective date. Prohibits the Commission from taking certain actions prior to 2010 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 a utility's rates or enforcing such a condition. Requires the Commission to hold a hearing on a petition by a utility requesting the Commission to declare a service to be competitive (now, the Commission shall hold a hearing if the Commission deems it necessary). Provides that the Commission shall only declare the class of service to be competitive according to certain criteria (now, the Commission is required to declare the service to be competitive if the service or a reasonably equivalent substitute is available at a reasonable price from other providers other than the utility or an affiliate and the utility has lost or is reasonably likely to lose business for service to other providers). Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/31/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  1/31/2007SenateFirst Reading
  1/31/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  2/20/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
  2/20/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

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