UTILITIES-PROCUREMENT PLAN Senate SponsorsSen. Mike Jacobs House Sponsors(Rep. Richard Morthland) 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 220 ILCS 5/16-111.5Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the required procurement plan for an electric utility shall include proposed bidding rules, bid documents, standard form contracts, and credit documents and policies. Changes provisions concerning the draft and final procurement plans by the Illinois Power Agency, including the role of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause and reinserts the introduced bill with the following changes: no longer requires the procurement plan for an electric utility to include proposed bidding rules, bid documents, standard form contracts, and credit documents and policies; no longer requires that copies of the draft procurement plan be provided to each alternative retail electric supplier; removes language that includes alternative retail electric suppliers as interested entities that may comment on the procurement plan within a certain timeframe; no longer requires that the Agency endeavor at all times to identify interested parties and proactively seek out comment from parties affected by Agency proposals concerning the draft procurement plan; removes language that gives the Commission the power to reject any subsequent supplements, amendments, or modifications proposed by the Agency to its final version of the procurement plan filed with the Commission; and removes language that gives the Commission power to specifically require and direct the Agency to take certain actions concerning the final procurement plan. Effective immediately. 2/9/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs 2/9/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 2/23/2011SenateAssigned to Energy 3/10/2011SenatePostponed - Energy 3/15/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs 3/15/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/16/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy 3/17/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/17/2011SenateDo Pass as Amended Energy; 017-000-000 3/17/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011 4/8/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/8/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011 4/14/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/14/2011HouseArrived in House 4/14/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/14/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland 4/14/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/21/2011HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 5/13/2011HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011 5/20/2011HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011 5/27/2011HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011 5/31/2011HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die