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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5858   </title>
<shortdesc>UTILITIES-RATE FREEZE EXT-TASK</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Chapin Rose-Ron Stephens-Roger L. Eddy-Dave Winters and Sandra M. Pihos</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 5/16-102</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>220 ILCS 5/16-131 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997 of the Public Utilities Act. Extends the mandatory transition period from January 1, 2007, to March 1, 2007. Creates an electric rate task force to study the impact of electric rates on residential customers for the period of time subsequent to the mandatory transition period. Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations for legislative action to the General Assembly on or before February 1, 2007. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>11/15/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
<statusdate>11/15/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens</action>
<statusdate>11/15/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy</action>
<statusdate>11/15/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters</action>
<statusdate>11/16/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>11/16/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>11/16/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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