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HB 2509 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

TELCOM-AREA CDS-PHONE NMBRS

Summary
Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that new telephone numbers shall not be allocated to telecommunications carriers in blocks of more than 1,000 numbers. Directs the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt rules requiring the return of unused numbers for reallocation. Provides that the Commission shall not authorize the creation of a new area code within an existing area code in Cook County or any of the the collar counties unless at least 75% of the potentially available telephone numbers within the existing area code are being used by consumers of telecommunications services.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
Mar 2003
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2003 Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 19, 2003

How they voted

90–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 94
Mar 19, 2003
D Democratic50
47 Yea 3
94% Yea
R Republican44
43 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
9
Amendments
3
May 2, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
May 2, 2003
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
Apr 29, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
upper
Apr 29, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 29, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Environment & Energy
upper
Mar 21, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 19, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 19, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-4)
house
Mar 12, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Mar 12, 2003
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 12, 2003
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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