UTILITIES REPEAL EXTENSION Senate SponsorsSen. Emil Jones, III, Neil Anderson and Jil Tracy 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 220 ILCS 5/13-406from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-406220 ILCS 5/13-1200220 ILCS 5/21-401220 ILCS 5/21-1601Amends the Public Utilities Act. In a provision concerning abandonment of service, provides for the procedure through which a Small Electing Provider may choose to cease offering or providing a telecommunications service. Defines "Small Electing Provider" as an incumbent local exchange carrier that is an electing provider, and that, together with all of its incumbent local exchange carrier affiliates offering telecommunications services within the State of Illinois, has fewer than 40,000 subscriber access lines as of January 1, 2020. Extends the repeal dates of the Telecommunications Article and the Cable and Video Competition Article from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2026. Provides that any cable service or video service authorization issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission will expire on December 31, 2029 (rather than December 31, 2024). Effective immediately. 2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III 2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/3/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson 3/19/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy 3/23/2021SenateAssigned to Energy and Public Utilities 4/15/2021SenateTo Subcommittee on Future Cellular Development 4/16/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die