Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3104

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the introduced bill with changes. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any investor-owned public utility, municipal-owned public utility, public or municipal corporation, or political subdivision furnishing water or sewer service may discontinue service only on a day followed by a business day and after the water or sewer utility has mailed or delivered by other means a written notice of discontinuance. Provides that specified water or sewer utilities shall not consider a customer's bill, when paid in person, past due unless the payment is made after the due date printed on the bill. Provides that the due date printed on the bill may not be less than 21 days after the date upon which (i) the bill is mailed to the customer, (ii) the bill is delivered in person to the customer, (iii) the bill is sent electronically to the customer, or (iv) the customer is notified that the bill is available electronically. Provides that the bill shall include a bill date that shall not be less than 21 days prior to the due date on the bill. Makes corresponding changes in the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a gas public utility serving more than 1,600,000 customers as of January 1, 2013 may from time to time alter the annual rates of depreciation, which shall include amortization, that the gas public utility applies to its several classes of assets so long as the rates are consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. Provides that the gas public utility shall file testimony with the Illinois Commerce Commission setting forth the new rates of depreciation that shall include: (i) a summary of the causes for the change in depreciation rates; (ii) a certification by an independent certified public accountant that the new rates of depreciation are consistent with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) the depreciation study; and (iv) the expected impact on depreciation expense from the new depreciation rates. Provides that no later than 120 days after the filing by the gas public utility, the Commission shall ascertain and determine and, by order, fix the proper and adequate rate of depreciation of the several classes of property for the gas public utility. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/16/2013	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0473

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2/26/2013	House	First Reading
2/26/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/11/2013	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
3/13/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
3/13/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/19/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 021-000-000
3/19/2013	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/20/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/20/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
4/2/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
4/2/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
4/11/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
4/15/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/15/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
4/15/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/16/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
4/16/2013	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
4/17/2013	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/17/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013
4/30/2013	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
5/1/2013	Senate	First Reading
5/1/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/8/2013	Senate	Assigned to Energy
5/10/2013	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
5/14/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs
5/14/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/14/2013	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
5/15/2013	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/15/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy
5/15/2013	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
5/16/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/16/2013	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Energy; 012-000-000
5/16/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2013
5/16/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
5/16/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
5/16/2013	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
5/20/2013	Senate	Second Reading
5/20/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
5/22/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/23/2013	House	Arrived in House
5/23/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/23/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Sosnowski
5/23/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/27/2013	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
5/31/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Public Utilities Committee
5/31/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 016-000-000
5/31/2013	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-019-001
5/31/2013	House	House Concurs
5/31/2013	House	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2013	House	Sent to the Governor
8/16/2013	House	Governor Approved
8/16/2013	House	Effective Date August 16, 2013
8/16/2013	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0473

	Adds reference to:
	220 ILCS 5/5-104	from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-104