97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5025

 

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
220 ILCS 5/8-209 new

    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility must release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours after the customer has made a payment in full to the public utility.


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A BILL FOR

 

HB5025LRB097 20011 CEL 65319 b

1    AN ACT concerning utilities.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
5Section 8-209 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/8-209 new)
7    Sec. 8-209. Customer account holds. A public utility must
8release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours
9after the customer has made a payment in full to the public
10utility.