Sen. Laura Murphy

Maddy summaryThis bill formally appoints Teresa Ramos as the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood, a role she will hold from January 8, 2025, to January 18, 2027. The legislation sets her annual compensation at $214,988 and designates Senator Natalie Toro as her sponsoring legislator. By confirming this appointment, the bill enables Ramos to lead the state agency responsible for early childhood development programs.

Maddy summaryThis bill appoints Joan Breier Brodsky to serve as a member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board of Trustees. The appointment is effective from December 6, 2024, through October 7, 2030, and covers only necessary expenses without a salary. This action formalizes Brodsky's role on the board, which oversees the operations and preservation efforts of the museum.

Maddy summaryThis bill appoints Kelly Claire Simon as a member of the Illinois State Board of Health, effective December 6, 2024. The appointment is made by Governor JB Pritzker with the consent of the Senate and covers a term ending on November 1, 2026. Simon will serve without a salary but may receive up to $10,000 annually in per diem expenses for official duties. This action replaces the previous appointee, Melissa Storck, and is sponsored by Senator Don Harmon.

Maddy summaryThis bill appoints Gia Teresa Biagi as the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, effective from January 13, 2025, to January 20, 2025. The legislation sets her annual compensation at $220,500 and designates Senator Lakesia Collins as her sponsoring senator. By confirming this appointment, the Senate grants its consent to the Governor's nomination, replacing the previous officeholder, Omer M. Osman.

Maddy summaryThis bill nominates Ryan A. Miller to serve as a member of the Tri-County River Valley Development Authority. The appointment is effective from November 25, 2024, until January 19, 2026, and covers only the reimbursement of expenses without additional pay. The legislation seeks the Senate's consent to finalize this executive appointment, which is sponsored by Senator David Koehler.

Maddy summaryThis bill appoints Gia Teresa Biagi as the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, a role she will hold from January 21, 2025, to January 18, 2027. The legislation sets her annual salary at $220,500 and confirms her nomination with the consent of the state Senate. By passing this measure, the legislature formally authorizes the Governor to place Biagi in charge of the state's transportation agency.

Maddy summaryThis bill formally appoints Kristine A. Fulford as a member of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board, effective from December 6, 2024, through June 30, 2026. The legislation requires Senate consent to validate the appointment and specifies that the nominee will receive expenses but no per diem compensation. By confirming this appointment, the bill ensures Fulford can serve on the board that oversees port district operations in the Kaskaskia region.

Maddy summaryThis bill appoints Lisa Marie Hess as a member of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board, effective from December 6, 2024, through June 30, 2027. The legislation covers her residence in Ruma, Illinois, and specifies that she will receive expense reimbursement rather than a salary for this role. By confirming her appointment, the bill allows Hess to participate in the board's governance of the regional port district during her term.

Maddy summaryThis bill appoints Saul J. Morse as a member of the Quality Care Board, a state agency responsible for overseeing healthcare quality initiatives. The appointment is effective from November 25, 2024, through November 3, 2027, and does not include a salary, covering only necessary expenses. The legislation requires the Senate's consent to finalize the nomination made by Governor JB Pritzker. Once confirmed, Mr. Morse will serve in an advisory and oversight capacity for the board during his term.

Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act. Provides that, by November 1, 2024, and by November 1 every 3 years thereafter, all electric cooperatives with members in the State, municipal power agencies, and municipalities shall file with the Illinois Power Agency an integrated resource plan. Sets forth provisions concerning the plan. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Authorizes the Illinois Power Agency to develop capacity procurement plans and conduct competitive procurement processes for the procurement of capacity needed to ensure environmentally sustainable long-term resource adequacy across the State at the lowest cost over time. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the cumulative persisting annual savings goals for electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers for the years of 2024 through 2030. Provides that the cumulative persisting annual savings goals beyond the year 2030 shall increase by 0.9 (rather than 0.6) percentage points per year. Changes the requirements for submitting proposed plans and funding levels to meet savings goals for an electric utility serving more than 500,000 retail customers (rather than serving less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers). Provides that an electric utility that has a tariff approved within one year of the amendatory Act shall also offer at least one market-based, time-of-use rate for eligible retail customers that choose to take power and energy supply service from the utility. Sets forth provisions regarding the Illinois Commerce Commission's powers and duties related to residential time-of-use pricing. Provides that each capacity procurement event may include the procurement of capacity through a mix of contracts with different terms and different initial delivery dates. Sets forth the requirements of prepared capacity procurement plans. Requires each alternative retail electric supplier to make payment to an applicable electric utility for capacity, receive transfers of capacity credits, report capacity credits procured on its behalf to the applicable regional transmission organization, and submit the capacity credits to the applicable regional transmission organization under that regional transmission organization's rules and procedures. Makes other changes.