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type: "Bill"
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title: "UTIL-ARES REPORTS-CONFIDENTIAL"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 1446"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1446 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-20"
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last_action: "2015-08-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6738cbaf-693e-49ad-b086-80779f8f3f6f"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1446&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88017&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "8785aaec0ce511e5d9f88eb2c41c6c0af485d9f410f2a415297f080b0ba06a53"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1446 (99th) — UTIL-ARES REPORTS-CONFIDENTIAL
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1446&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88017&DocNum=1446&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1446eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88017&DocNum=1446&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1446enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88017&DocNum=1446&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **115–2** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sue Rezin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin `filing`
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- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-03** Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-12** Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-19** Postponed - Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2015-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-26** Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
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- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
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- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sue Rezin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
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- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
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- **2015-04-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Rezin `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2015-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2015-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
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- **2015-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2015-05-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan
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- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
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- **2015-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2015
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- **2015-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0332 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6738cbaf-693e-49ad-b086-80779f8f3f6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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