UTILITIES REPEAL EXTENSION
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. In a provision concerning abandonment of service, provides for the procedure through which a Small Electing Provider may choose to cease offering or providing a telecommunications service. Defines "Small Electing Provider" as an incumbent local exchange carrier that is an electing provider, and that, together with all of its incumbent local exchange carrier affiliates offering telecommunications services within the State of Illinois, has fewer than 40,000 subscriber access lines as of January 1, 2020. Extends the repeal dates of the Telecommunications Article and the Cable and Video Competition Article from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2026. Provides that any cable service or video service authorization issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission will expire on December 31, 2029 (rather than December 31, 2024). Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Apr 16, 2021
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Future Cellular Development
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Emil Jones
DDemocratic
Co
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
Neil Anderson
RRepublican
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