102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1477

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
220 ILCS 5/8-202  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202

    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning termination notices.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
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 changing
5Section 8-202 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/8-202)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-202)
7    Sec. 8-202. Any public utility, or two or more public
8utilities, which furnishes electricity or gas for space
9heating shall, during the the calendar months of November,
10December, January, February, and March:
11    (a) give written notice of its intention to terminate or
12cut off such service or supply for any reason, other than by
13request of the customer, to the customer. Such notice shall be
14sent by U.S. Mail at least 8 days prior to termination of
15service or supply or delivered by other means to the customer 5
16days prior to such termination; and
17    (b) deliver written notice of intention to terminate or
18cut off such service or supply for any reason, other than by
19request of the customer, to the Director of the local
20department of public health or, if there is no local
21department of public health, then to the township supervisor
22or, if there is no township supervisor, then to the county
23sheriff where the premises receiving such service or supply is

 

 

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1located; and
2    (c) send, by certified mail, prior written notice of its
3intention to terminate or cut off such service or supply for
4any reason, other than by request of the customer, to the owner
5of record and/or the mortgagee of the premises receiving such
6service or supply, should the owner of record or mortgagee
7make request to the public utility for any such notice.
8    The notice required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
9Section shall be delivered or mailed at least 24 hours and not
10more than 48 hours prior to the termination of service or
11supply.
12    Any termination notice delivered or mailed to a customer
13shall include a statement advising said customer that the
14township supervisor, local department of public health, or
15county sheriff, and the owner and/or the mortgagee, if
16applicable, will be notified of the termination action at
17least 24 hours prior to the termination of service or supply.
18    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the power
19of the Commission to adopt other rules and regulations
20pursuant to service termination notices.
21    No public official to whom notice is given pursuant to
22subparagraph (b) of this Section shall be liable for death,
23injury or damages resulting from cut-off of electricity or gas
24service or supply.
25(Source: P.A. 84-617.)