UTILITIES-EXPEDITED PROCEDURES Senate SponsorsSen. Chapin Rose 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die 220 ILCS 5/8-406.1Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility may apply for expedited review of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any new high voltage electric service line that does not exceed 5 miles in length nor advance contiguously to a project filed with the Commission during 2012 (rather than any new high voltage electric service line) and related facilities. Provides that no transmission line may be constructed within 1.5 miles of specified areas. Provides that the amendatory changes shall apply on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and to all applications filed before the effective date of the amendatory Act for which the Commission has not issued a decision before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to:220 ILCS 5/8-406.1Adds reference to:220 ILCS 5/1-101from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1-101Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. 2/15/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 2/15/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2013SenateAssigned to Energy 3/14/2013SenatePostponed - Energy 3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 3/15/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy 3/19/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Energy 3/21/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Energy 3/21/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted 3/21/2013SenateDo Pass as Amended Energy; 014-000-000 3/21/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2013 3/22/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/30/2013SenateRe-referred to Assignments 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die