Bill Status of SJR 72   97th General Assembly

Short Description:  CHICAGO-COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

House Sponsors
(Rep. Edward J. Acevedo)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

Synopsis As Introduced
Recognizes Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the community residents and organizations of Pilsen and Little Village in Chicago, the Chicago Clean Power Coalition, and Midwest Generation for their work and leadership in reaching the agreed resolution to retire coal-fired power plants at the Fisk and Crawford stations in accordance with the goals and objectives of the proposed Chicago Clean Power Ordinance.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2
Deletes everything but the title in the introduced resolution. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced resolution with the following changes. Requires a suitable copy of the resolution to be presented to Midwest Generation. Acknowledges the men and women who worked at the facilities that are closing. Removes a provision urging support for efforts to clean up the facilities once closed. Recognizes that the closure of the facilities will help the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois achieve their clean air goals. Removes a provision which suggested that residents in the communities neighboring the facilities have long been concerned with the health impacts of emissions from the facilities.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  4/26/2012SenateFiled with Secretary
  4/26/2012SenateReferred to Assignments
  5/2/2012SenateAssigned to Energy
  5/8/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  5/8/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  5/9/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
  5/11/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  5/11/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  5/15/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy
  5/16/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Energy
  5/16/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  5/16/2012SenateBe Adopted as Amended Energy; 013-000-000
  5/16/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions May 17, 2012
  5/28/2012SenateResolution Adopted as Amended
  5/28/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  5/29/2012HouseArrived in House
  5/29/2012HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
  5/29/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

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