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 Bill Status of HB6128  98th General Assembly


Short Description:  $ICC FY15 OCE

House Sponsors
Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Fred Crespo

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die

Synopsis As Introduced
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Commerce Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, as follows: Other State Funds $140,157,100.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Makes appropriations to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Effective July 1, 2014.

 State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 The bill does not create a State mandate.

 Home Rule Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
 The bill does not pre-empt home rule authority.

 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Transportation)
 No land conveyances are included in this bill; therefore, there are no appraisals to be filed.

 Housing Affordability Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Housing Development Authority)
 This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.

 Correctional Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections)
 There are no penalty enhancements associated with this bill. The bill would have no fiscal or population impact on the Department of Corrections.

 Pension Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
 This bill will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

 Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Illinois Commerce Commission)
 The amendment provides a total appropriation of $134.7 million to the Illinois Commerce Commission. It provides the requested appropriation authority for operations, but eliminates a $5.5 million transfer to the Public Utility Fund. Due to the FY15 structural deficit of $10 million without this transfer, which is 50% of revenues, the agency will use up all reserves in the fund and have no cash at the beginning of FY16 for staffing. A revenue enhancement or transfer from another source that corrects the Commission's deficit by June of 2013 will be needed to ensure the Agency can remain operational in July of 2015. Despite reductions to headcount and other agency expenses, the Public Utility Fund continues to face a cash shortfall. Given the ever widening structural deficit in the fund, the agency's budget has been sustained through transfers from other funds. Without a solution, the agency is expected to run out of cash by July 2015. The only thing remaining for the Agency to cut is personnel. These cuts would mean drastically reduced or no: natural gas pipeline inspections, utility reliability inspections, answering of consumer complaints, reviews of utility rate increases, transmission line reviews, water rate and quality reviews, cuts to 9-1-1 and delays in disbursements of 9-1-1 funds in addition to many other programmatic cuts.

 State Debt Impact Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
 This bill would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

 Balanced Budget Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Office of Management and Budget)
 The total fiscal impact of this bill is $134,657,100 in General, Federal, and Other State Funds for FY15. The bill only contains appropriations and makes no revenue assumptions, therefore, the impact on the State budget cannot be determined.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  4/1/2014HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
  4/1/2014HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  4/1/2014HouseFirst Reading
  4/1/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/2/2014HouseAssigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee
  5/13/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
  5/13/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  5/13/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-General Services Committee
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Pension Note Filed as Amended
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-General Services Committee; by Voice Vote
  5/14/2014HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Appropriations-General Services Committee; 009-003-000
  5/14/2014HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/14/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
  5/14/2014HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/14/2014HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/15/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended
  5/15/2014HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended
  5/15/2014HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-056-000
  5/15/2014HouseMotion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Michael J. Madigan
  6/30/2014HouseRule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee
  12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die

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