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 Bill Status of HB1916  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  UTIL-COMM COMMISS-ELECTION

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary E. Flowers - Mike Boland - John E. Bradley

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.2
10 ILCS 5/16-6.2 new
10 ILCS 5/22-1from Ch. 46, par. 22-1
10 ILCS 5/22-7from Ch. 46, par. 22-7
220 ILCS 5/2-101from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-101


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Requires that the proposition of retention of commissioners of the Illinois Commerce Commission be included on general election ballots. Requires abstracts to be made of votes and a canvassing of votes in an election for retention as commissioner of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Requires the State Board of Elections to transmit to the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Governor the names of commissioners of the Illinois Commerce Commission who fail to win retention in office. Sets forth the form that the proposition relating to the retention of a commissioner for the Illinois Commerce Commission must take on the ballot. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Secretary of State, prior to the next general election after a commissioner of the Illinois Commerce Commission is appointed, to certify the name of that commissioner to proper election officials to be submitted to the electors on the sole question of whether the commissioner should be retained as a member of the Illinois Commerce Commission for the remainder of his or her current term. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/23/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  2/23/2007HouseFirst Reading
  2/23/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/27/2007HouseAssigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
  3/14/2007HouseMotion Do Pass - Lost Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 004-003-000
  3/14/2007HouseRemains in Electric Utility Oversight Committee
  3/23/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  9/26/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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