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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1475 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning HVAC affiliate marketing.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1475 | | LRB102 03491 SPS 13504 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 7-208 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/7-208)
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| 7 | | Sec. 7-208. HVAC affiliate marketing.
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| 8 | | (a) "HVAC affiliate" means all affiliated interests of a |
| 9 | | gas utility
that
that
provide heating, ventilating, or air |
| 10 | | conditioning services to customers
within the service |
| 11 | | territory of the affiliated gas utility. |
| 12 | | (b) When an HVAC affiliate advertises or markets heating, |
| 13 | | ventilating, or
air
conditioning services to the public, it |
| 14 | | shall include a disclaimer
that, if audible, is conspicuous |
| 15 | | and if printed is of sufficient size to be
clearly legible, and |
| 16 | | that states:
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| 17 | | (Insert name of affiliate) is an affiliate of (insert name |
| 18 | | of gas
utility) and is not regulated by the Illinois Commerce |
| 19 | | Commission.
Customers are not required to buy products or |
| 20 | | services from (insert name
of affiliate) in order to receive |
| 21 | | the same quality of service from the gas
utility.
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| 22 | | (c) The requirements in subsection (b) apply to all forms |
| 23 | | of advertising and
marketing, including, but not limited to, |