UTILITY-WATER/SEWER REFERENDUM Senate SponsorsSen. Don Harmon 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 220 ILCS 5/9-210.5Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning procedures for a large public utility to acquire a water or sewer utility, provides that if the water or sewer utility being acquired is owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State, a referendum will be required to approve the acquisition of the water or sewer utility by the large public utility (rather than only requiring a public meeting and publication of the terms of acquisition in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that the water or sewer utility operates). Effective immediately. 2/9/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John Connor 2/9/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2021SenateAssigned to Energy and Public Utilities 3/9/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John Connor 3/9/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/16/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities 3/19/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Water Issues Management 3/19/2021SenateTo Subcommittee on Water Issues Management 4/16/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/16/2021SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/30/2022SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die