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HB 4649 Illinois House · 96th Regular Session

CERT OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE

Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that specified provisions concerning a certificate of public convenience and necessity do not apply to an electric utility providing transmission service connections located within its certified or service territory in the usual course of business or transmission system extensions approved pursuant to a specific provision. Adds a provision concerning an alternative procedure for obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity for specified transmission line extensions not in the usual course of business. Includes land use studies as an activity requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2010
Committee Review
May 2010
House Passage
May 2010
Senate Passage
Apr 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Feb 23, 2010 Signed Jul 28, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2010 · House May 4, 2010

How they voted

51–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 54
Apr 27, 2010
D Democratic34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
11
Committee
15
Amendments
5
Jul 28, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 4, 2010
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 4, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
lower
May 4, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 009-000-000
lower
May 3, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 29, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 29, 2010
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 27, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-3)
senate
Apr 22, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Energy; 013-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 20, 2010
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
upper
Apr 19, 2010
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2010
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Mar 17, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Energy
upper
Feb 24, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 23, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 11, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2010
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 11, 2010
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
lower
Dec 1, 2009
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Oct 21, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee
lower
Oct 14, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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