UTILITIES-EMPLOYEE STAFFING
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall develop benchmarks for employee staffing levels for each classification and employee training for each classification by January 1, 2010 (instead of not specifying a date). Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 2, 2009
Signed Aug 18, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2009 · House Apr 2, 2009
How they voted
56–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 21, 2009
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
6
Aug 18, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 21, 2009
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 21, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (56-0-2)
senate
May 18, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 18, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
upper
May 7, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Energy; 015-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Energy
upper
Apr 15, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 2, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-1)
house
Apr 1, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor Committee; 025-000-000
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Labor Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Labor Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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