Illinois House Bill 3293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-30 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Requires the Planning and Procurement Bureau to include in procurement plans and competitive procurement processes the procurement of low carbon energy credits (LCE credits) for all of the utilities' retail customers. Sets forth a low carbon portfolio standard. Provides that the procurement plans shall include cost-effective low carbon energy credits from low carbon energy resources in an amount equal to 70% of each electric utility's annual retail sales of electricity to retail customers in the State during the planning year immediately prior to the development of the procurement plan. Specifies that a renewable energy credit, carbon emission credit, or LCE credit can only be used once to comply with a single portfolio standard and cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of more than one portfolio standard. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Allows the electric utility to recover through tariffed charges all of the costs associated with the purchase of low carbon energy credits from low carbon energy resources. Requires electric utilities to procure low carbon energy credits from low carbon energy resources for all retail customers in its service area in accordance with provisions concerning the low carbon energy portfolio. Requires electric utilities and alternative retail electric suppliers to provide to its customers on a quarterly basis a pie-chart that graphically depicts the quantity of low carbon energy credits from low carbon energy resources procured as a percentage of the actual load of retail customers within its service area. Effective immediately.

LOW CARBON ENERGY PORTFOLIO

Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]	Rep. Michael Tryon [R]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. William Davis [D]
Rep. John Anthony [R]	Rep. Tom Demmer [R]	Sen. Brian Stewart [R]	Rep. Bill Mitchell [R]
Rep. Mike Smiddy [D]	Rep. John Cabello [R]	Rep. Patricia Bellock [R]	Rep. David Leitch [R]
Rep. Michael Zalewski [D]	Rep. Patrick Verschoore [D]	Rep. Mike Fortner [R]	Rep. Robert Pritchard [R]
Rep. Daniel Burke [D]	Rep. Barbara Wheeler [R]	Rep. Marcus Evans [D]	Rep. Monique Davis [D]
Rep. Ronald Sandack [R]	Rep. Christian Mitchell [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]
Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]	Rep. Dwight Kay [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-30	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
2015-04-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2015-03-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2015-03-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2015-03-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
2015-03-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
2015-03-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
2015-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2015-03-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2015-03-10	House	Assigned to Energy Committee
2015-03-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2015-03-09	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2015-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2015-03-05	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2015-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
2015-02-26	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
2015-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-26	House	First Reading
2015-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2015-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
2015-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2015-02-26	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
2015-02-26	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
2015-02-26	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
2015-02-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3855	1-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-75	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-108	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-111.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-127	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3293&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB3293.htm