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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 615    </title>
<shortdesc>UTILITIES-POWER PROCUREMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 5/9-247 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility shall file with the Illinois Commerce Commission, subject to approval by the Commission, plans to develop short-term and long-term fixed price purchases, spot acquisitions, and the use of financial hedges, and to provide power justly and prudently priced, as determined by the Commission's rate setting process, from an affiliate of the electric utility that owns electric generating units or stations. Provides that an electric utility shall use the plans to develop and submit to the Commission a diversified power procurement pricing strategy that considers the level of competitive options for each customer class. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Environment and Energy</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Environment and Energy</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Environment and Energy</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Environment and Energy;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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