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HB 6276 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

UTILITIES-LEGAL EXPENSES

Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall not consider as an expense of any public utility company, for the purpose of determining any rate or charge, any amount expended for attorneys or technical experts to prepare and litigate any proceeding before the Commission. Removes the provision that provides that the performance-based formula rate approved by the Commission with respect to certain electric utilities permits the recovery of expenses related to the Commission proceeding. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2016 Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Lower · Passed
To Special Matters Subcommittee
lower
Apr 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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