SULLIVAN-DUDYCZ. (MCAULIFFE-MULLIGAN-KRAUSE) 220 ILCS 5/8-501.5 new 220 ILCS 5/8-505.5 new 220 ILCS 5/9-245 new Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that, before hiring an employee or independent contractor for work involving facilities used for the distribution of natural gas, a public utility must conduct a background check to determine the employee's or contractor's reliability and safety record. Provides that when a utility performs work on equipment that contains or may contain mercury or other hazardous material and is located on a customer's property the utility must provide notice to the customer and test for contamination. Provides that expenditures by a natural gas utility for fines and remediation and related activities in connection with mercury spills shall not be included in determining the rates for that utility. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces provisions requiring a background check with provisions requiring a proposed employee or contractor to complete a certificate listing previous violations of environmental or safety laws. In the provisions governing testing before and after work on natural gas regulators and manometers, deletes references to other devices. FEB-21-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-21-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVIR & ENE MAR-07-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-ENVIR. & ENE. S MAR-07-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-07-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SENV MAR-07-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-08 MAR-08-2001 S SECOND READING MAR-08-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-03-20 MAR-20-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DUDYCZ MAR-20-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 MAR-20-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE MAR-20-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR MCAULIFFE MAR-20-2001 H FIRST READING MAR-20-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MULLIGAN MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KRAUSE APR-03-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ENVRMNT ENRGY APR-19-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HENE APR-19-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-24-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-24-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-26-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 109-000-000 APR-26-2001 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES MAY-25-2001 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR JUL-12-2001 S GOVERNOR APPROVED JUL-12-2001 S EFFECTIVE DATE 01-07-12 JUL-12-2001 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0071 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary