Bill Text: IL SB1932 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that any boards for electric cooperatives or municipal systems shall be required to announce any elections for board membership publicly and allow any residents of this State to run as a candidate. Provides that all electric cooperatives or municipal systems must retain documentation related to business operations for at least 5 years. Provides that any meeting agendas and minutes related to business operations must be publicly available.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-04-21 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy [SB1932 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1932-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1932 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/17-1000 new
220 ILCS 5/17-1100 new
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that any boards for electric cooperatives or municipal systems shall be required to announce any elections for board membership publicly and allow any residents of this State to run as a candidate. Provides that all electric cooperatives or municipal systems must retain documentation related to business operations for at least 5 years. Provides that any meeting agendas and minutes related to business operations must be publicly available.
LRB103 29186 AMQ 55573 b
A BILL FOR
SB1932 LRB103 29186 AMQ 55573 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
Sections 17-1000 and 17-1100 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/17-1000 new)
Sec. 17-1000. Board election announcement. Any boards for
electric cooperatives, as defined in Section 3.4 of the
Electric Supplier Act, or municipal systems shall be required
to announce any elections for board membership publicly and
allow any resident of this State to run as a candidate.
(220 ILCS 5/17-1100 new)
Sec. 17-1100. Document retention. All electric
cooperatives or municipal systems must retain documentation
related to business operations for at least 5 years. Any
meeting agendas and minutes related to business operations
must be publicly available.