UTIL-ARES REPORTS-CONFIDENTIAL Senate SponsorsSen. Sue Rezin House Sponsors(Rep. Margo McDermed-Brandon W. Phelps-Ed Sullivan) 8/10/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0332 220 ILCS 5/16-115Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that alternative retail electric suppliers may file commercially or financially sensitive information or trade secrets contained in specified reports or filings with the Commission without also filing a formal petition with the Chief Clerk of the Commission seeking a Commission order granting confidential treatment. Provides that, if an alternative retail electric supplier elects not to file a formal petition with the Chief Clerk of the Commission seeking such a Commission order, but still desires confidential treatment for the commercially or financially sensitive information or trade secrets submitted to the Commission, it must (1) provide the Commission contemporaneously with its filing an affidavit that sets forth both the reasons for the confidentiality and a public synopsis of the information for which confidential treatment is sought; and (2) provide the Commission contemporaneously with its filing both a "confidential" and a "public" version of the report, filing, or document for which it seeks confidential treatment with all confidential information marked "Confidential". Provides that the information identified as confidential by the alternative retail electric supplier shall be afforded proprietary treatment and shall be accessible only by the Commission and the Commission staff for a 2-year period from the date of submission to the Commission. Provides that nothing prevents the Commission (A) on its own motion, after reviewing the submittal of an alternative retail electric supplier pursuant to this subsection, from requiring the alternative retail electric supplier to file a formal petition with the Chief Clerk seeking confidential treatment; (B) from entering an order expanding the list of recurring reports or filings eligible for the confidential treatment process; or (C) from entering an order adjusting the time period information may be treated by the Commission as confidential. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to:220 ILCS 5/19-110Provides that alternative retail electric suppliers must file with the Illinois Commerce Commission both a confidential and public version of any report, filing, or document in which it has proprietary information it wishes to keep confidential. Provides that information marked as confidential shall be afforded proprietary treatment for a 2-year period from the date of submission to the Commission. Provides that the public version of the report, filing, or document shall be made available to the public upon request, subject to a case-by-case determination by the Commission. Further amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that for certain routine reports filed by alternative gas suppliers, the gas suppliers need not also file a formal petition with the Chief Clerk of the Commission seeking a Commission order granting confidential treatment. Provides for certain requirements in order for an alternative gas supplier to file commercially or financially sensitive information or trade secrets with the Commission, including the filing of both a confidential and public version of the report. Provides that any confidential information submitted pursuant to the Act shall be afforded proprietary treatment for a 2-year period from the date of submission. Provides that public versions of the report, filing, or document shall be made available to the public upon request, subject to a case-by-case determination by the Commission. Effective immediately.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an alternative retail electric supplier may seek confidential treatment for the following information by filing an affidavit with the Commission: (1) the total annual kilowatt-hours delivered and sold by an alternative retail electric supplier to retail customers within each utility service territory and the total annual kilowatt-hours delivered and sold by an alternative retail electric supplier to retail customers in all utility service territories in the preceding calendar year; (2) the total peak demand supplied by an alternative retail electric supplier during the previous year in each utility service territory; and (3) an estimate of the amount an alternative retail electric supplier expects to be obliged to pay the utility under single billing tariffs during the next 12 months and the amount of any bond or letter of credit used to demonstrate credit worthiness to provide single billing services. Provides that an alternative gas supplier may seek confidential treatment for the reporting to the Commission of its total annual dekatherms delivered and sold by it to residential and small commercial customers by utility service territory during the preceding year via the filing of an affidavit. Requires that the affidavits must be filed contemporaneously with the information for which confidential treatment is sought and must clearly state that the affiant seeks confidential treatment and the information for which confidential treatment is sought must be clearly identified on the confidential version of the document filed with the Commission and that the affidavit be accompanied by a "confidential" and a "public" version of the document or documents containing the information for which confidential treatment is sought. Provides that the confidential treatment shall be afforded for a period of 2 years. Contains provisions concerning proceedings with the Commission. 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 4/17/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin 4/17/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/21/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities 4/23/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000 4/23/2015SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/23/2015SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rezin 4/23/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/23/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 4/24/2015HouseArrived in House 4/28/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed 4/29/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/29/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/4/2015HouseAssigned to Public Utilities Committee 5/6/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 5/6/2015HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan 5/8/2015HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015 5/12/2015HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000 5/13/2015HousePlaced 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 115-002-000 5/21/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/19/2015SenateSent to the Governor 8/10/2015SenateGovernor Approved 8/10/2015SenateEffective Date August 10, 2015 8/10/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0332