101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4221
 
Introduced 1/22/2020, by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
65 ILCS 5/11-150-2

     Amends the Waterworks and Sewerage Connection Charge Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. In provisions regarding billing requirements for municipalities that operate a waterworks or combined waterworks and sewerage system, provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the provisions apply to home rule municipalities. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 11-150-2 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/11-150-2)
7    Sec. 11-150-2. Billing for services.
8    (a) On or after August 18, 2017 (the effective date of 
9Public Act 100-178) this amendatory Act of the 100th General 
10Assembly, the corporate authorities of any municipality 
11operating a waterworks or combined waterworks and sewerage 
12system:
13        (1) shall bill for any utility service, including 
14    previously unbilled service: (A) within 12 months after the 
15    provision of that service to the customer if the service is 
16    supplied to a residential customer; or (B) within 24 months 
17    after the provision of that service to that customer if the 
18    service is supplied to a non-residential customer; 
19    however, the corporate authorities of a municipality may 
20    bill for unpaid amounts that were billed to a customer or 
21    if the customer was notified that there is an unpaid amount 
22    before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
23    100th General Assembly for service that was supplied to the 
 
 
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1    customer before January 1, 2016;
2        (2) shall not intentionally delay billing beyond the 
3    normal billing cycle;
4        (3) shall label any amount attributed to previously 
5    unbilled service as such on the customer's bill and include 
6    the beginning and ending dates for the period during which 
7    the previously unbilled amount accrued;
8        (4) shall issue the makeup billing amount calculated on 
9    a prorated basis to reflect the varying rates for 
10    previously unbilled service accrued over a period of time 
11    when the rates for service have varied; and
12        (5) shall provide the customer with the option of a 
13    payment arrangement to retire the makeup bill for 
14    previously unbilled service by periodic payments, without 
15    interest or late fees, over a time equal to the amount of 
16    time the billing was delayed. 
17    (b) The time limit of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall 
18not apply to previously unbilled service attributed to 
19tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing 
20the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of 
21the meter.
22    (c) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
23of the 101st General Assembly, a home rule municipality 
24operating a waterworks or combined waterworks and sewerage 
25system may not bill customers in a manner inconsistent with 
26this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) 
 
 
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1of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the 
2concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions 
3exercised by the State. 

4(Source: P.A. 100-178, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.