UTILITIES-RETURN TO ARES Senate SponsorsSen. Sue Rezin House Sponsors(Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia) 8/3/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0250 220 ILCS 5/16-103Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that any residential or small commercial retail customer of an electric utility that on December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 2,000,000 customers in Illinois that has returned to that electric utility's bundled utility tariffed service offering may elect delivery services of electric power and energy supply service from an alternative retail electric supplier after at least 6 continuous monthly billing periods of electric power and supply service from that utility; however, the residential or small commercial retail customer shall not be permitted to return to the same alternative retail electric supplier within 2 billing cycles after the customer returned to that electric utility's bundled utility tariffed service other than in situations where the return was in error, inadvertent, or the result of any other unintended operational consequence. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Allows electric utilities to impose the condition that customers may not be permitted to return to an alternative retail electric supplier within 2 billing cycles after the customer returned to bundled utility customer service if the customer has not elected delivery services within 2 billing cycles after returning to the electric utility's bundled utility tariffed service offering. Strikes language allowing the customer to return to the alternative retail electric supplier if the customer's return to bundled utility tariffed service was in error, inadvertent, or the result of any other unintended operational consequence. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the engrossed bill with the following changes: provides that, notwithstanding any other obligation of an electric utility, the electric utility shall be entitled, but not required, to impose the condition that a customer who has left delivery service for the electric utility's bundled service not be permitted (rather than to impose the condition that the customer may not be permitted) to return to the same alternative retail electric supplier within up to 2 billing cycles (rather than within 2 billing cycles) after the customer returned to bundled utility tariff service other than in situations, including, but not limited to, where the return was in error, inadvertent, or the result of any other unintended operational consequence. Effective immediately. 2/20/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin 2/20/2015SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/3/2015SenateAssigned to Energy and Public Utilities 3/12/2015SenatePostponed - Energy and Public Utilities 3/18/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin 3/18/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2015SenatePostponed - Energy and Public Utilities 3/24/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities 3/26/2015SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/26/2015SenateDo Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 019-000-000 3/26/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015 4/16/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/16/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015 4/21/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 4/21/2015HouseArrived in House 4/22/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/22/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/22/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/27/2015HouseAssigned to Energy Committee 5/6/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/6/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015 5/11/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy Committee 5/14/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy Committee; by Voice Vote 5/14/2015HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy Committee; 008-000-000 5/14/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/22/2015SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 5/22/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 25, 2015 5/22/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Sue Rezin 5/22/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/28/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Energy and Public Utilities 5/28/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000 5/31/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000 5/31/2015SenateSenate Concurs 055-000-000 5/31/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/29/2015SenateSent to the Governor 8/3/2015SenateGovernor Approved 8/3/2015SenateEffective Date August 3, 2015 8/3/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0250