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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5216   </title>
<shortdesc>UTIL-UNREG SALES OF NAT GAS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patrick Verschoore-Jay C. Hoffman-Jerry L. Mitchell-Lou Lang-Donald L. Moffitt</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 5/7-210 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall be subject to specified provisions of the Act with respect to such sales. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall not subsidize such sales through the utility's regulated business. Provides that a gas utility offering unregulated sales of natural gas to an end-use customer within or outside its service area shall not discriminate in the provision of regulated gas service based upon the existence or terms of an unregulated sale of natural gas. Provides that the Commission may require a gas utility to file reports regarding its unregulated sales of natural gas in the State and shall have access to, for the purpose of review, a gas utility's contracts for unregulated sales of natural gas.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Illinois Commerce Commission)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>The Agency estimates that House Bill 5216 will incur an estimated annual increase in costs of $796,550 if it were to become law.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Verschoore</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Public Utilities Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick Verschoore</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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