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| Bill | UTIL-ARES REPORTS-CONFIDENTIAL | Amends 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. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 1446 | Illinois SB 1446 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2015-02-20 | 2015-08-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/6738cbaf-693e-49ad-b086-80779f8f3f6f | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1446&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88017&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 8785aaec0ce511e5d9f88eb2c41c6c0af485d9f410f2a415297f080b0ba06a53 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1446 (99th) — UTIL-ARES REPORTS-CONFIDENTIAL
Amends 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–2 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Sue Rezin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
filing - 2015-02-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-03 Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
referral-committee - 2015-03-12 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
- 2015-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-03-19 Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
- 2015-03-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
- 2015-03-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-03-26 Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 019-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- 2015-04-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- 2015-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin
amendment-introduction - 2015-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
- 2015-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
- 2015-04-23 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-04-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rezin
amendment-passage - 2015-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2015-04-23 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-24 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-04-28 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- 2015-04-29 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-29 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-04 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-06 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2015-05-06 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
- 2015-05-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- 2015-05-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-21 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-19 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-10 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-10 Effective Date August 10, 2015
- 2015-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0332
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6738cbaf-693e-49ad-b086-80779f8f3f6f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).