SB 2959 Illinois Senate · 102nd Regular Session

UTILITIES-SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that any supplier of energy that generates more than 500 kilowatt hours of electricity annually within the State (rather than any supplier of energy within the State) and all companies that develop, build, install, or maintain a renewable energy project with total annual revenues over $15,000,000 shall submit an annual report on all procurement goals and actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. Deletes language that exempts specified wind energy and solar energy from having to submit an annual report. Provides that each participating company in its annual report shall include an explanation of the plan for the next year to increase participation, including a buying plan for the specific goods and services the company intends to buy in the next 6 to 18 months, including any procurement codes used by the company, to assist entrepreneurs and diverse companies to understand upcoming opportunities to work with the company submitting the buying plan.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 15, 2021 Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Committee
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Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
Dec 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Napoleon Harris
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