Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 239 — REGULATION-TECH

Last action — Session Sine Die

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rates.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

58 added · 26 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of SB 239 includes new language that emphasizes fairness in how public utilities set their rates and services, explicitly prohibiting any preference or discrimination against individuals or businesses. Additionally, it allows utilities to offer economic development rates as incentives to attract new businesses or support existing ones, provided these rates benefit all customers in the service area. This change aims to promote equity in utility pricing and encourage economic growth, which can positively impact local communities.

→
Previous
Latest
*LRB09407417MKM37579b* SB0239 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2006 SB0239 Introduced 2/2/2005, by Sen.
SB0239 Engrossed LRB094 07417 MKM 37579 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
James F.
Clayborne, Jr.
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/9-101 from Ch.
111 2/3, par.
9-101 Amends the Public Utilities Act.
Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rates.
LRB094 07417 MKM 37579 b A BILL FOR SB0239 LRB094 07417 MKM 37579 b AN ACT concerning regulation.
The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing Section 9-101 as follows:
The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing Section 9-241 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/9-101) (from Ch.
(220 ILCS 5/9-241) (from Ch.
9-101) Sec.
9-241) Sec.
9-101.
9-241.
All rates or other charges made, demanded or received by any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished or for any service rendered or to be rendered shall be just and and reasonable.
No public utility shall, as to rates or other charges, services, facilities or in other respect, make or grant any preference or advantage to any corporation or person or subject any corporation or person to any prejudice or disadvantage.
Every unjust or unreasonable charge made, demanded or received for such product or commodity or service is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful.
No public utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates or other charges, services, facilities, or in any other respect, either as between localities or as between classes of service.
All rules and regulations made by a public utility affecting or pertaining to its charges to the public shall be just and reasonable.
However, nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Commission to permit the establishment of economic development rates as incentives to economic development either in enterprise zones as designated by the State of Illinois or in other areas of a utility’s service area.
Such rates should be available to existing businesses which demonstrate an increase to existing load as well as new businesses which create new load for a utility so as to create a more balanced utilization of generating capacity.
The Commission shall ensure that such rates are established at a level which provides a net benefit to customers within a public utility’s service area.
Prior to October 1, 1989, no public utility providing electrical or gas service shall consider the use of solar or other nonconventional renewable sources of energy by a customer as a basis for establishing higher rates or charges for any service or commodity sold to such customer;
nor shall a public utility subject any customer utilizing such energy source or SB0239 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 07417 MKM 37579 b sources to any other prejudice or disadvantage on account of such use.
No public utility shall without the consent of the Commission, charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for a lesser commodity, product, or service than for a greater commodity, product or service of like character.
The Commission, in order to expedite the determination of rate questions, or to avoid unnecessary and unreasonable expense, or to avoid unjust or unreasonable discrimination between classes of customers, or, whenever in the judgment of the Commission public interest so requires, may, for rate making and accounting purposes, or either of them, consider one or more municipalities either with or without the adjacent or intervening rural territory as a regional unit (i) where the same public utility serves such region under substantially similar conditions or (ii) where 2 or more public utilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission, that are under the same public utility holding company or that are affiliated with each other, serve such region under substantially similar conditions, and may within such region prescribe uniform rates for consumers or patrons of the same class.
Any public utility, with the consent and approval of the Commission, may as a basis for the determination of the charges made by it classify its service according to the amount used, the time when used, the purpose for which used, and other relevant factors.
84-617.)
91-357, eff.
7-29-99.) Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  3. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  4. Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-002-000

  5. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) March 31, 2006

  6. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  7. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  8. Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005

  10. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  11. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 009-001-000

  12. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote

  13. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins

  18. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman

  19. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg

  20. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert

  21. Assigned to Public Utilities Committee

  22. Referred to Rules Committee

  23. First Reading

  24. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano

  25. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  26. Arrived in House

  27. Third Reading - Passed; 046-008-002

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  29. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne

  30. Recalled to Second Reading

  31. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger

  32. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 009-000-000

  34. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy

  35. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  36. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

  37. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to May 31, 2005

  38. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005

  39. Second Reading

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005

  41. Do Pass Environment & Energy; 007-005-000

  42. Postponed - Environment & Energy

  43. Postponed - Environment & Energy

  44. Assigned to Environment & Energy

  45. Referred to Rules

  46. First Reading

  47. Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

Sponsors

  • Jr. James F. Clayborne · Cosponsor
  • Kurt M. Granberg · Cosponsor
  • Jay Hoffman · Cosponsor
  • Arthur L. Turner · Cosponsor
  • Lakesia Collins · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 178 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 8 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40805
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 46805
% of votes cast 78%14%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Nay
Burzynski — Yea
Dahl — Nay
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
Link — Yea
Jacobs — Nay
Luechtefeld — Nay
Demuzio — Nay
Jones, J. — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
Trotter — Not Voting
Wilhelmi — Nay
Winkel — Nay
Cronin — Not Voting
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Not Voting
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 239 do?
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rates.
Who sponsors SB 239?
SB 239 is sponsored by James F. Clayborne, Jr., Kurt M. Granberg, Jay Hoffman (Democrat), Arthur L. Turner, and Lakesia Collins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 239?
This bill died with 94th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 239?
Track SB 239 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 239

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 239

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →