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 Bill Status of HB2580  94th General Assembly


Short Description:  UTIL-SAFETY-TERROR PREVENTION

House Sponsors
Rep. Joseph M. Lyons - John D'Amico, Jack D. Franks and Linda Chapa LaVia

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. James A. DeLeo)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  8/5/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0480

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 2630/3from Ch. 38, par. 206-3
65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 117.1 heading new
65 ILCS 5/11-117.1-1 new
220 ILCS 5/4-101from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-101


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Authorizes the Department of State Police to furnish to a peace officer certain information pertaining to the identification of any person for the purpose of determining whether that person may be granted or denied access to municipal utility facilities. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to create a new Division concerning terrorism prevention. Authorizes the appropriate agency of a municipality to promulgate rules for the exclusion of any person from all or a portion of any water treatment facility, water pumping station, electrical transfer station, electrical generation facility, natural gas facility, or any other utility facility owned or operated by the municipality, based on criminal conviction information about that person obtained under the Criminal Identification Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to require all electric public utilities to establish a security policy that includes on-site safeguards to restrict physical or electronic access to critical infrastructure and computerized control and data systems by personnel employed by or under contract with the electric public utility company or by personnel of any entity regulated by the Commission that supplies power to wholesale or residential markets. Requires the Commission to maintain a record of and requires each regulated entity that supplies power to wholesale or residential markets to provide to the Commission an annual affidavit signed by a representative of the regulated entity that states that the entity follows, at a minimum, the most current security guidelines set forth by the North American Energy Reliability Council.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall maintain a record of and each regulated entity must provide to the Illinois Commerce Commission a signed affidavit stating that the entity follows, at a minimum, current security standards (now, guidelines) set forth by the North American Electric Reliability Council (now, North American Energy Reliability Council).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/18/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
  2/18/2005HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
  2/22/2005HouseFirst Reading
  2/22/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/23/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/10/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000
  3/11/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/15/2005HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
  3/15/2005HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/5/2005HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
  4/5/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  4/5/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  4/5/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/5/2005HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
  4/5/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/6/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
  4/7/2005SenateArrive in Senate
  4/7/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2005
  4/7/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
  4/11/2005SenateFirst Reading
  4/11/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  4/13/2005SenateAssigned to Environment & Energy
  4/20/2005SenateDo Pass Environment & Energy; 009-000-000
  4/20/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
  5/11/2005SenateSecond Reading
  5/11/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
  5/16/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
  5/16/2005HousePassed Both Houses
  6/14/2005HouseSent to the Governor
  8/5/2005HouseGovernor Approved
  8/5/2005HouseEffective Date January 1, 2006
  8/5/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0480

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