Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

65 ILCS 5/11-150-2 new

70 ILCS 3705/7.4 new

70 ILCS 3710/5.3 new

70 ILCS 3715/6

from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 228

70 ILCS 3720/0.001b

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a municipality shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service, supplied to a customer within 24 months after providing the service to the customer. Provides exceptions for billing within 24 months attributed to tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of the meter. Further provides that a municipality may not intentionally delay billing beyond the normal bill cycle. Amends the Public Water District Act, the Water Service District Act, the Water Authorities Act, and the Water Commission Act making similar changes. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that a requirement to bill customers within 24 months after providing services to a customer does not apply when any intentional or unintentional act not caused by the utility prevents the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of a meter (currently, only excludes unbilled services attributed to tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of a meter).

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the engrossed bill with the following changes: provides that a utility shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service, supplied to a residential customer within 12 months (in the engrossed bill, 24 months) after providing service to the customer; provides that time limits for billing do not apply to previously unbilled service attributed to the customer preventing (in the engrossed bill, any other intentional or unintentional act not caused by the utility preventing) the utility from accurately reading the meter; and creates additional requirements when billing for previously unbilled services. Makes various technical corrections. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2016	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2/10/2016	House	First Reading
2/10/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2016	House	Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
4/4/2016	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
4/5/2016	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2016	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2016	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
4/14/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/15/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
4/19/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
4/19/2016	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/19/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/19/2016	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/21/2016	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
4/21/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/21/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
4/21/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/21/2016	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/21/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2016
4/22/2016	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/25/2016	Senate	First Reading
4/25/2016	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/3/2016	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
5/12/2016	Senate	Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000
5/12/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
5/13/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/13/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/16/2016	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
5/17/2016	Senate	Second Reading
5/17/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
5/17/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
5/25/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000
5/25/2016	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/25/2016	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff
5/25/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/25/2016	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/25/2016	House	Arrived in House
5/25/2016	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/25/2016	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Sosnowski
5/25/2016	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/26/2016	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee
5/26/2016	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
5/31/2016	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
5/31/2016	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2016
6/30/2016	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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