MUNI CD-UNDERGRND UTILITIES Senate SponsorsSen. Laura M. Murphy 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.5 heading new65 ILCS 5/11-15.5-5 new65 ILCS 5/11-15.5-10 newAmends the Illinois Municipal Code. Creates the Undergrounding Utility Facilities Division. Defines "underground" and "undergrounding". Provides that public utilities shall underground 138 kilowatt or greater electric transmission lines under certain conditions. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall allow a public utility to recover from all retail customers in its service territory all reasonable and prudent costs that it incurs related to the undergrounding of a 138 kilowatt or greater electric transmission line. Provides that a public utility shall record and defer costs that it incurs related to the undergrounding of transmission lines as a regulatory asset to be included in the public utility's total rate base and amortized over a reasonable period that is equal to the expected life of such transmission lines. Effective immediately. 2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy 2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/23/2021SenateAssigned to Energy and Public Utilities 4/15/2021SenatePostponed - Energy and Public Utilities 4/16/2021SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021 4/22/2021SenatePostponed - Energy and Public Utilities 4/23/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/5/2022SenateRe-assigned to Energy and Public Utilities 2/10/2022SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die