IL HB4661 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Enrolled on May 15 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-05-15 - Passed Both Houses
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 15 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-05-15 - Passed Both Houses
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no electric utility shall establish or maintain any unreasonable difference as to rates or other charges, services, contractual terms, or facilities for access to or the use of its utility infrastructure by another person or for any other purpose. Amends the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997. Prohibits an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more from authorizing any other person or granting any other person the right, by agreement, lease, license, or otherwise, to access, control, use, or operate any electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets of any kind or to deliver or provide to the electric utility's retail customers or any other person's customers, broadband services, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, telecommunications services, or cable or video programming services. Specifies, however, that an electric utility in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more may authorize or grant another person the right to access or use the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, or assets, including, but not limited to, middle mile infrastructure, to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers on the condition that the access to and use of that electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets (A) be granted on a non-discriminatory, non-exclusive, and competitively neutral basis; and (B) comply with all other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. Provides that, if there is any dispute regarding the terms, rates, or conditions of access to or use of the electric utility's infrastructure, facilities, and assets to facilitate the delivery of broadband services to Illinois residential and commercial customers, then the Commission shall hear and decide the dispute upon petition of any party. Provides that nothing in the amendatory Act shall be construed to alter or diminish the rights or obligations of any person nor shall it be deemed to conflict with the federal Pole Attachment Act. Specifies that these prohibitions become inoperative after December 31, 2027. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Title
PUBLIC UTILITY-INFRASTRUCTURE
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-15 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2024-05-15 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2024-05-02 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2024 |
| 2024-05-02 | Senate | Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000 |
| 2024-04-30 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 |
| 2024-04-29 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-11 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-02 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 2024-04-02 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee |
| 2024-03-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-03-22 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Assigned to Public Utilities Committee |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | 5 | 16-108.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 220 | 5 | 9-241 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
