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HB 5257 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

IL POWER AGCY-AGGREGATE ELEC

Summary
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act and the Public Utilities Act. Moves provisions concerning aggregation of electrical load by municipalities or counties from the Public Utilities Act to the Illinois Power Agency Act and provides that (i) upon the applicable requisite authority under certain provisions, the corporate authorities or the county board, with assistance from the Illinois Power Agency, (previously, did not include assistance from the Illinois Power Agency) shall develop a plan of operation and governance for the authorized aggregation program; (ii) the aggregation may include small commercial retail electrical loads in addition to residential retail electrical loads; (iii) it shall be the duty of the aggregated entity to fully inform residential retail customers in advance that they have the right to opt out of (rather than opt into) the aggregation program and (iv) the Illinois Power Agency shall provide assistance to municipalities or associations working with municipalities to help complete the plan of operation and bidding process. Makes other changes.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 21, 2008 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House May 20, 2008

How they voted

103–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 108
May 20, 2008
D Democratic60
57 Yea 3
95% Yea
R Republican48
46 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Amendments
5
May 21, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
May 21, 2008
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 20, 2008
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
lower
May 20, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-5)
house
May 19, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 19, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 15, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 008-000-000
lower
May 15, 2008
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 15, 2008
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
lower
May 14, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
lower
May 8, 2008
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 8, 2008
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
lower
Apr 15, 2008
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
lower
Mar 5, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Electric Utility Oversight Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Feb 27, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Electric Utility Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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