Date	Chamber	Action
7/5/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0077

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

220 ILCS 5/8-201.5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, no utility during the period of time from December 1 through and including March 31 may disconnect service to any residential premises of which a service member or veteran is a primary occupant. Defines "veteran".

House Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/8-201.5

	Adds reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/8-206	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-206

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, no electric or gas public utility shall disconnect service to any residential customer who has notified the utility that he or she is a service member or veteran for nonpayment of a bill or deposit where gas or electricity is used as the primary source of space heating or is used to control or operate the primary source of space heating equipment at the premises during the period of time from December 1 through and including March 31 of the immediately succeeding calendar year.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham
2/8/2011	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2/8/2011	House	First Reading
2/8/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/14/2011	House	Assigned to Armed Forces & Military Affairs Committee
2/22/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/24/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Armed Forces & Military Affairs Committee; 005-000-000
2/24/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/24/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2/24/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
2/24/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2/24/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
3/1/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham
3/1/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/2/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
3/2/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
3/2/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
3/2/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
3/3/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
3/8/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/8/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
4/5/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/5/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001
4/7/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
4/7/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Energy
5/5/2011	Senate	Do Pass Energy; 010-000-000
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
5/6/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/12/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/12/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/10/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
7/5/2011	House	Governor Approved
7/5/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
7/5/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0077

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