West Cook News

The following actions were taken on May 28 in the House on Senate bill SB651 ("alternative elec/gas suppliers"): "Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate", "Second Reading - Short Debate", "Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate", "Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee", "House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee(by Voice Vote" and "House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee".

The bill, as it was introduced in the Senate by Sen. John J. Cullerton (D-6) on Jan. 31, "amends the Public Utilities Act," according to the General Assembly website.

The following senators also co-sponsored the bill: Omar Aquino (D-2), Christopher Belt (D-57), Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D-49), Melinda Bush (D-31), Cristina Castro (D-22), Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16), Rachelle Crowe (D-56), Thomas Cullerton (D-23), Bill Cunningham (D-18), Laura Ellman (D-21), Laura Fine (D-9), Ann Gillespie (D-27), Linda Holmes (D-42), Mattie Hunter (D-3), Toi W. Hutchinson (D-40), Emil Jones, III (D-14), David Koehler (D-46), Steven M. Landek (D-12), Kimberly A. Lightford (D-4), Terry Link (D-30), Iris Y. Martinez (D-20), Pat McGuire (D-43), Antonio Muñoz (D-1), Laura M. Murphy (D-28), Robert Peters (D-13), Martin A. Sandoval (D-11), Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17), Steve Stadelman (D-34), Heather A. Steans (D-7) and Ram Villivalam (D-8).

The following house representatives co-sponsored the bill: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40), Monica Bristow (D-111), Kambium Buckner (D-26), Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14), Dan Caulkins (R-101), Deb Conroy (D-46), Terra Costa Howard (D-48), Jim Durkin (R-82), Mary Edly-Allen (D-51), Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33), Mary E. Flowers (D-31), La Shawn K. Ford (D-8), Robyn Gabel (D-18), Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-92), LaToya Greenwood (D-114), Will Guzzardi (D-39), Gregory Harris (D-13), Barbara Hernandez (D-83), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Frances Ann Hurley (D-35), Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16), Camille Y. Lilly (D-78), Theresa Mah (D-2), Joyce Mason (D-61), Rita Mayfield (D-60), Anna Moeller (D-43), Martin J. Moylan (D-55), Delia C. Ramirez (D-4), Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5), Sue Scherer (D-96), Justin Slaughter (D-27), Nicholas K. Smith (D-34), Anne Stava-Murray (D-81), Katie Stuart (D-112), Arthur Turner (D-9), Michael D. Unes (R-91), Celina Villanueva (D-21), Mark L. Walker (D-53), Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (D-86), Emanuel Chris Welch (D-7), Keith R. Wheeler (R-50), Kathleen Willis (D-77) and Sam Yingling (D-62).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 28.