ILL COAL - UTILIZATION STUDY
Summary
Urges the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois Department of Revenue to take action to implement the use of Illinois coal; urges all agencies and stakeholders developing strategies to comply with new federal carbon emissions requirements to utilize Illinois coal to reduce carbon emissions.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2015
Committee Review
Jan 2016
House Failed
May 2015
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2015
Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · House May 30, 2015
How they voted
60–40
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 104
May 30, 2015
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Jan 3, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 30, 2015
Lower · Passed
To Coal Finance Subcommittee
lower
May 30, 2015
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 30, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
lower
May 30, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 30, 2015
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (60-40-4)
house
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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