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type: "Bill"
title: "CERT OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE"
description: "Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that specified provisions concerning a certificate of public convenience and necessity do not apply to an electric utility providing transmission service connections located within its certified or service territory in the usual course of business or transmission system extensions approved pursuant to a specific provision. Adds a provision concerning an alternative procedure for obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity for specified transmission line extensions not in the usual course of business. Includes land use studies as an activity requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4649"
citation: "Illinois HB 4649 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-10-14"
last_action: "2010-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/698e112c-7c75-445d-9601-65570453c83c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4649&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=48673&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "0000607cf52c99ca7b280ec2b80de41f2cf0c1fe4bf8c29b51b3d42f3d0b81f5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 4649 (96th) — CERT OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that specified provisions concerning a certificate of public convenience and necessity do not apply to an electric utility providing transmission service connections located within its certified or service territory in the usual course of business or transmission system extensions approved pursuant to a specific provision. Adds a provision concerning an alternative procedure for obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity for specified transmission line extensions not in the usual course of business. Includes land use studies as an activity requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4649&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48673&DocNum=4649&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4649eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48673&DocNum=4649&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4649enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48673&DocNum=4649&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1080** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-10-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2009-10-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-10-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-21** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2009
- **2009-10-21** Assigned to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-10-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2009-12-01** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-03** Assigned to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2010-02-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Electric Generation & Commerce Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 24, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-02-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2010-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2010-03-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-03-17** Assigned to Energy `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
- **2010-04-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass as Amended Energy; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2010-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Electric Generation & Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Electric Generation & Commerce Committee; 009-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2010
- **2010-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1348 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/698e112c-7c75-445d-9601-65570453c83c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).