Bill Text: IL HB3560 | 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 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3560 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3560-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3560 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr 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 30176 AMQ 56604 b
A BILL FOR
HB3560 LRB103 30176 AMQ 56604 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.