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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 385    </title>
<shortdesc>UTIL-ENTERPRISE ZN-EXEMPT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William B. Black and Brandon W. Phelps</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. William B. Black</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 5/9-222.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-222.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish by rule certain criteria for the certification of an exemption from certain additional charges added to the utility bills of a business enterprise that is located within an area designated by a county or a municipality as an enterprise zone under the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act or located in a federally-designated Foreign Trade Zone or Sub-Zone. Provides that any business enterprise that previously qualified for and received the exemption, but that was denied the exemption upon re-application, shall receive no more than one further exemption and shall only receive the exemption if it makes the level of capital investment or creates the number of full-time equivalent jobs expressly specified by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/25/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed Rep. William B. Black;  Table House Bill 385 Pursuant to Rule 60(b)</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. William B. Black</action>
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