UTILITIES-ICC ELECTION House SponsorsRep. LaShawn K. Ford-Naomi D. Jakobsson-Mike Boland-Greg Harris-Lou Lang, Michael K. Smith, Thomas Holbrook, Linda Chapa LaVia, Al Riley, Fred Crespo, Susana A Mendoza, Lisa M. Dugan and Chapin Rose Senate Sponsors(Sen. Dale A. Righter) 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die 10 ILCS 5/2A-1.2from Ch. 46, par. 2A-1.210 ILCS 5/7-10from Ch. 46, par. 7-1010 ILCS 5/7-12from Ch. 46, par. 7-1210 ILCS 5/10-9from Ch. 46, par. 10-910 ILCS 5/22-1from Ch. 46, par. 22-110 ILCS 5/22-7from Ch. 46, par. 22-7220 ILCS 5/2-101from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-101220 ILCS 5/2-101.5 new220 ILCS 5/2-102from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-102 Amends the Election Code. Requires that the election of commissioners of the Illinois Commerce Commission be included on general election ballots. Provides guidelines for the form and filing of petitions for nomination in the election of commissioners to the Commission. Provides that the State Board of Elections will hear and pass upon objections to the nominations of candidates for the Commission. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides for a Commission consisting of 7 members elected on a partisan basis. Provides that 3 members of the Commission shall be elected from the First Judicial District and one member shall be elected from each of the remaining 4 judicial districts. Provides that the members of the Commission shall elect one of the members to serve as chairperson of the Commission. Provides for the chairperson to serve a 2-year term. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:10 ILCS 5/7-10Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the introduced bill with the following changes. Deletes a provision in the Election Code providing that a candidate for member of the Illinois Commerce Commission must obtain the signatures of at least 0.5% of the primary electors of his or her party in the district in which the person is a candidate on his or her petition for nomination. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the term of each appointed member of the Commission shall terminate when all of the new members initially to be elected under the amendatory Act have taken office. Provides that there shall be 5 members elected to serve on the Commission and one shall be elected from each Judicial District of Illinois (instead of 7 members elected to serve on the Commission with 3 members from the First Judicial District and one from each of the remaining districts). Provides that the members of the Commission elected in 2008 shall serve 4-year terms (instead of 2-year or 4-year terms). Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 2 Changes language to provide that there shall be 7 members (instead of 5 members) elected to serve on the Commission beginning with the general election in 2008. Provides that 3 members shall be elected from the First Judicial District of Illinois and one member shall be elected from each of the remaining judicial districts (instead of one member elected from each Judicial District of Illinois). 2/27/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford 2/27/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 2/28/2007HouseFirst Reading 2/28/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 3/1/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris 3/1/2007HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee 3/8/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 3/21/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith 3/21/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook 3/21/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee 3/21/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote 3/21/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-001-000 3/22/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/29/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford 3/29/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/11/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee 4/18/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/18/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 4/18/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo 4/18/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza 4/18/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 4/19/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 006-005-000 4/19/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/19/2007HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/25/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/25/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 5/2/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-041-000 5/2/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose 5/2/2007SenateArrive in Senate 5/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2007 10/3/2008SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter 11/12/2008SenateFirst Reading 11/12/2008SenateReferred to Rules 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die