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| Bill | UTILITIES-AGGREGATION-RESIDENT | Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality or county board of a county may adopt an ordinance under which it may aggregate in accordance with specified provisions residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county. Contains provisions concerning the actions the corporate authorities or a county board may take with respect to aggregation. Provides that if the corporate authorities or the county board seek to operate the aggregation program as an opt-out program for residential and small commercial retail customers, then prior to the adoption of an ordinance with respect to the loads, the corporate authorities of a municipality or the county board of a county shall submit a referendum to its residents to determine whether or not the aggregation program shall operate as an opt-out program. Requires that the corporate authorities or county board must work with the Illinois Power Agency to develop a plan of operation and governance for the aggregation program. Contains provisions concerning the process for soliciting bids for electricity and other related services. Provides that if the corporate authorities or a county board decides to operate as an opt-in program, then it must comply with specified requirements. Contains notice requirements concerning the existence of an opt-out provision in the aggregation program. Repeals a provision in the Public Utilities Act concerning the aggregation of electrical load by municipalities and counties. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 722 | Illinois HB 722 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2009-02-05 | 2009-08-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/c82b2d25-abc2-4b53-a207-4a712c12e58b | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=722&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41435&SessionID=76&GA=96 | c9a3b515253198f90f5006c4f91fa8d70efacdd9444379dd0d9611d6d6157745 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 722 (96th) — UTILITIES-AGGREGATION-RESIDENT
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality or county board of a county may adopt an ordinance under which it may aggregate in accordance with specified provisions residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the municipality or the unincorporated areas of the county. Contains provisions concerning the actions the corporate authorities or a county board may take with respect to aggregation. Provides that if the corporate authorities or the county board seek to operate the aggregation program as an opt-out program for residential and small commercial retail customers, then prior to the adoption of an ordinance with respect to the loads, the corporate authorities of a municipality or the county board of a county shall submit a referendum to its residents to determine whether or not the aggregation program shall operate as an opt-out program. Requires that the corporate authorities or county board must work with the Illinois Power Agency to develop a plan of operation and governance for the aggregation program. Contains provisions concerning the process for soliciting bids for electricity and other related services. Provides that if the corporate authorities or a county board decides to operate as an opt-in program, then it must comply with specified requirements. Contains notice requirements concerning the existence of an opt-out provision in the aggregation program. Repeals a provision in the Public Utilities Act concerning the aggregation of electrical load by municipalities and counties.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner
filing - 2009-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-11 Assigned to Executive Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2009-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- 2009-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2009-03-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-25 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-15 Assigned to Energy
referral-committee - 2009-04-23 Do Pass Energy; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2009
- 2009-05-07 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- 2009-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-13 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-11 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-10 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-10 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0176
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c82b2d25-abc2-4b53-a207-4a712c12e58b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).