Senate Sponsors: KARPIEL. Short description: APPROVE TELECOMM MERGERS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Resolves that the Senate Environment and Energy Committee consider the scope of the authority of the Illinois Commerce Commission to review and approve telecommunications mergers and consolidations when rewriting the Telecommunication Article of the Public Utilities Act. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status