Bill Text: IL SB3626 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the members of the Illinois Commerce Commission shall be appointed to establish and maintain the following pattern of regional representation: 2 members from those counties other than Cook County and the 5 counties contiguous to Cook County, one member from Cook County, one member from one of the 5 counties that are contiguous to Cook County, and one member at-large. The pattern of regional representation shall be established by the third Monday of January, 2023. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3626 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3626-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB3626 Introduced 7/25/2018, by Sen. Andy Manar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/2-101 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-101
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act, the members of the Illinois Commerce Commission shall be appointed to establish and maintain the following pattern of regional representation: 2 members from those counties other than Cook County and the 5 counties contiguous to Cook County, one member from Cook County, one member from one of the 5 counties that are contiguous to Cook County, and one member at-large. The pattern of regional representation shall be established by the third Monday of January, 2023. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning utilities.
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 changing
Section 2-101 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/2-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 2-101)
Sec. 2-101. Commerce Commission created. There is created
an Illinois Commerce Commission consisting of 5 members not
more than 3 of whom shall be members of the same political
party at the time of appointment. The Governor shall appoint
the members of such Commission by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. In case of a vacancy in such office
during the recess of the Senate the Governor shall make a
temporary appointment until the next meeting of the Senate,
when he shall nominate some person to fill such office; and any
person so nominated who is confirmed by the Senate, shall hold
his office during the remainder of the term and until his
successor shall be appointed and qualified. Each member of the
Commission shall hold office for a term of 5 years from the
third Monday in January of the year in which his predecessor's
term expires.
Appointments made on and after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be made to

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establish and maintain a pattern of regional representation as
follows: 2 appointees shall be selected from among those
counties of the State other than Cook County and the 5 counties
contiguous to Cook County; one appointee shall be selected from
Cook County; one appointee shall be selected from among the 5
counties of the State that are contiguous to Cook County; and
one appointee shall be selected at-large. The pattern of
regional representation shall be established by the third
Monday of January, 2023.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
contrary, the term of office of each member of the Commission
is terminated on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1995, but the incumbent members shall continue to exercise all
of the powers and be subject to all of the duties of members of
the Commission until their respective successors are appointed
and qualified. Of the members initially appointed under the
provisions of this amendatory Act of 1995, one member shall be
appointed for a term of office which shall expire on the third
Monday of January, 1997; 2 members shall be appointed for terms
of office which shall expire on the third Monday of January,
1998; one member shall be appointed for a term of office which
shall expire on the third Monday of January, 1999; and one
member shall be appointed for a term of office which shall
expire on the third Monday of January, 2000. Each respective
successor shall be appointed for a term of 5 years from the
third Monday of January of the year in which his predecessor's

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term expires in accordance with the provisions of the first
paragraph of this Section.
Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed
and qualified, except that if the Senate refuses to consent to
the appointment of any member, such office shall be deemed
vacant, and within 2 weeks of the date the Senate refuses to
consent to the reappointment of any member, such member shall
vacate such office. The Governor shall from time to time
designate the member of the Commission who shall be its
chairman. Consistent with the provisions of this Act, the
Chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission
for the purpose of ensuring that the Commission's policies are
properly executed.
If there is no vacancy on the Commission, 4 members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum to transact business;
otherwise, a majority of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum to transact business, and no vacancy shall impair the
right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all of the
powers of the Commission. Every finding, order, or decision
approved by a majority of the members of the Commission shall
be deemed to be the finding, order, or decision of the
Commission.
(Source: P.A. 92-22, eff. 6-30-01.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.