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 Bill Status of HB5664  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  UTILITIES-ACCT-PROHIBIT MINOR

House Sponsors
Rep. Lisa M. Dugan

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
220 ILCS 5/8-515 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no account for a utility service by a public utility that serves over 2,000,000 residential customers shall be in the name of a person under the age of 18, unless that person is an emancipated minor. Provides that such a utility is not entitled to any payment on a service account transferred into the name of a person under the age of 18, unless that person is an emancipated minor. Provides that any utility that serves over 2,000,000 residential customers that unknowingly opens a service account in the name of or transfers a service account to a person under the age of 18 who is not an emancipated minor and reports a delinquent debt on the account to a credit reporting agency, collection agency, or person licensed to market utility services in the State of Illinois shall request that the delinquent debt report on the service account be removed from the minor's credit history as soon as possible after the utility discovers the error.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  2/15/2008HouseFirst Reading
  2/15/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/26/2008HouseAssigned to Public Utilities Committee
  3/11/2008HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 013-000-000
  3/12/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/18/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
  5/9/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
  5/23/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
  5/29/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/29/2008HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  5/31/2008HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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