NATURAL GAS COOP ASSETS Senate SponsorsSen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.-Todd Sieben-Dave Syverson and Mike Jacobs House Sponsors(Rep. Ronald A. Wait-Thomas Holbrook) 5/4/2006SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0738 65 ILCS 5/11-117-1.1220 ILCS 5/3-105from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 3-105220 ILCS 5/3-121from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 3-121220 ILCS 5/4-202.1220 ILCS 5/19-105805 ILCS 105/103.05from Ch. 32, par. 103.05Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality and a natural gas cooperative may voluntarily enter into an agreement defining the geographic areas in which each party shall provide retail natural gas service for certain reasons. Provides that a natural gas cooperative shall enter into such an agreement only if the natural gas cooperative has acquired the operating assets of a public utility or natural gas cooperative with the intention of operating those assets as a natural gas cooperative. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Defines "public utility" to exclude natural gas cooperatives that are not-for-profit corporations operated for the purpose of administering, on a cooperative basis, the furnishing of natural gas for the benefit of their members and that have acquired the operating assets of a public utility or natural gas cooperative with the intention of operating those assets as a natural gas cooperative. Amends the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that not-for-profit corporations may be organized for the purpose of furnishing natural gas on a cooperative basis. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:65 ILCS 5/11-117-1.1220 ILCS 5/4-202.1Deletes Sections relating to the creation and enforcement of service area agreements between municipalities and natural gas cooperatives.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Changes the description of natural gas cooperatives that are excluded from the definition of "public utility". Effective immediately. 1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben 1/20/2006SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson 1/20/2006SenateCo-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs 1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading 1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules 2/1/2006SenateAssigned to Environment & Energy 2/7/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 2/7/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 2/7/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy 2/8/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 2/8/2006SenateDo Pass as Amended Environment & Energy; 012-000-000 2/8/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006 2/14/2006SenateSecond Reading 2/14/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2006 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 2/28/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy 3/1/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment & Energy; 011-000-000 3/2/2006SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/2/2006SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Clayborne 3/2/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/2/2006SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 3/2/2006HouseArrived in House 3/2/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/2/2006HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson 3/2/2006HouseFirst Reading 3/2/2006HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/3/2006HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ronald A. Wait 3/3/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook 3/8/2006HouseAssigned to Public Utilities Committee 3/14/2006HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 006-000-000 3/14/2006HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/15/2006HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/15/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/16/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 3/16/2006SenatePassed Both Houses 4/14/2006SenateSent to the Governor 5/4/2006SenateGovernor Approved 5/4/2006SenateEffective Date May 4, 2006 5/4/2006SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0738