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Sen. Edward D. Maloney
Filed: 3/25/2004
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2907
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2907 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 4-601 as follows: |
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| (220 ILCS 5/4-601 new) |
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| Sec. 4-601. Consumer protection laws.
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that consumer protection is |
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| vital to the health, safety, and welfare of Illinois consumers. |
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| (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
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| Commission and its staff shall: |
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| (1) work cooperatively with law enforcement |
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| authorities, including the Attorney General and State's |
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| Attorneys, in their enforcement of consumer protection |
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| laws, including the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
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| Practices Act; |
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| (2) provide any materials or documents already in the |
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| Commission's possession requested by the
Attorney General |
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| or a State's Attorney pertaining to the
enforcement of |
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| consumer protection laws; any materials or documents that |
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| are proprietary shall not be made public unless the |
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| designation as proprietary has been removed by a court or |
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| legal body of competent jurisdiction, or the agreement of |
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| the parties; and |
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| (3) upon written request, forward any complaints |
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| regarding alleged violations of any consumer protection |
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| law to the Attorney General and the State's Attorney of the |
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| appropriate county or counties. |
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| (c) Subject to subdivision (1) of Section 10b of the |
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| Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the |
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| Attorney General and the State's Attorney of any county shall |
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| have available all remedies and authority granted to them by |
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| the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
The |
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| remedies for violations of this
Act and its rules are not |
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| intended to replace other remedies
that may be imposed for |
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| violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
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| Practices Act and are in addition to, and not in
substitution |
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| for, such other remedies, nor is this Act intended to remove |
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| any statutorily defined defenses. |
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| Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
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| Practices Act is amended by adding Section 10d as follows: |
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| (815 ILCS 505/10d new) |
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| Sec. 10d. Public Utilities Act; Illinois Commerce |
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| Commission.
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that consumer protection is |
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| vital to the health, safety, and welfare of Illinois consumers. |
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| (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
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| Illinois Commerce Commission and its staff shall: |
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| (1) work cooperatively with law enforcement |
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| authorities, including the Attorney General and State's |
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| Attorneys, in their enforcement of consumer protection |
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| laws, including this Act; |
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| (2) provide any materials or documents already in the |
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| Commission's possession requested by the
Attorney General |
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| or a State's Attorney pertaining to the
enforcement of |
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| consumer protection laws; any materials or documents that |
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| are proprietary shall not be made public unless the |
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| designation as proprietary has been removed by a court or |
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| legal body of competent jurisdiction, or the agreement of |
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| the parties; and |
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| (3) upon written request, forward any complaints |
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| regarding alleged violations of any consumer protection |
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| law to the Attorney General and the State's Attorney of the |
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| appropriate county or counties. |
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| (c) Subject to subdivision (1) of Section 10b of this Act, |
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| the Attorney General and the State's Attorney of any county |
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| shall have available all remedies and authority granted to them |
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| by this Act.
The remedies for violations of
the Public |
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| Utilities Act and its rules are not intended to
replace other |
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| remedies that may be imposed for
violations of this Act and are |
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| in addition
to, and not in substitution for, such other |
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| remedies, nor is this Section intended to remove any |
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| statutorily defined defenses. ".
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