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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1888   </title>
<shortdesc>UTILITIES-QSWEF</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kevin Joyce-James D. Brosnahan</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>10/5/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>220 ILCS 5/8-403.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-403.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if a unit or units of local government in which a qualified solid waste energy facility is located purchases all or a portion of its electricity from a supplier other than the electric utility that purchases electricity generated by the qualified solid waste energy facility, then the calculation of the purchase rate paid by the electric utility to the qualified solid waste energy facility shall be based on the amounts that the unit or units of local government would have paid to the electric utility if the unit or units of local government purchased all of its electricity from the electric utility. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Public Utilities Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/18/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 24, 2007</action>
<statusdate>4/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Environment and Energy</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Environment and Energy;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/29/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Vetoed</action>
<statusdate>9/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 2, 2007</action>
<statusdate>10/5/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Total Veto Stands - No Positive Action Taken</action>
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