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SB 1312 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

UTILITIES ACT-SOLAR ENERGY

Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to include in its annual report filed with the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services of the General Assembly, the Public Counsel, and the Governor a description of the availability of solar energy production by residential and small business consumers and the benefits of utilizing smart grid technology to enhance solar energy availability, and a description of any barriers to improving utilization and adoption of consumer-owned solar energy production.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 21, 2015 Signed Jul 22, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015 · House May 30, 2015

How they voted

48–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 52
May 31, 2015
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
15 Yea 4
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
59
Key actions
11
Committee
15
Amendments
12
Jul 22, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
May 31, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
May 31, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 31, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 30, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 30, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 30, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3 - May 31, 2015
upper
May 30, 2015
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3
upper
May 30, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
lower
May 30, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-5)
house
May 29, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 28, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 28, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke
lower
May 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
May 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
lower
May 13, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 13, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke
lower
May 12, 2015
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 12, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000
lower
May 11, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 11, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
Apr 27, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 014-000-000
upper
Feb 25, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
Feb 18, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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