Full Text of HB1477 102nd General Assembly
HB1477 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1477 Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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| | 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| | 4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | | 5 | | Section 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 | | 8 | | utilities, which
furnishes electricity or gas for space | | 9 | | heating shall, during the
the calendar
months of November, | | 10 | | December, January, February, and March: | | 11 | | (a) give written notice of its intention to terminate or | | 12 | | cut off such
service or supply for any reason, other than by | | 13 | | request of the customer,
to the customer. Such notice shall be | | 14 | | sent by U.S. Mail at least 8 days
prior to termination of | | 15 | | service or supply or delivered by other means to
the customer 5 | | 16 | | days prior to such termination; and
| | 17 | | (b) deliver written notice of intention to terminate or | | 18 | | cut off such service
or supply for any reason, other than by | | 19 | | request of the customer, to the
Director of the local | | 20 | | department of public health or, if there is no local
| | 21 | | department of public health, then to the township supervisor | | 22 | | or, if there
is no township supervisor, then to the county | | 23 | | sheriff where the premises
receiving such service or supply is |
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| | 1 | | located; and
| | 2 | | (c) send, by certified mail, prior written notice of its | | 3 | | intention to
terminate or cut off such service or supply for | | 4 | | any reason, other than by
request of the customer, to the owner | | 5 | | of record and/or the mortgagee of
the premises receiving such | | 6 | | service or supply, should the owner of record
or mortgagee | | 7 | | make request to the public utility for any such notice.
| | 8 | | The notice required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this | | 9 | | Section shall be
delivered or mailed at least 24 hours and not | | 10 | | more than 48 hours prior to
the termination of service or | | 11 | | supply.
| | 12 | | Any termination notice delivered or mailed to a customer | | 13 | | shall include a
statement advising said customer that the | | 14 | | township supervisor, local department
of public health, or | | 15 | | county sheriff, and the owner and/or the mortgagee,
if | | 16 | | applicable, will be notified of the termination action at | | 17 | | least 24 hours
prior to the termination of service or supply.
| | 18 | | Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the power | | 19 | | of the Commission
to adopt other rules and regulations | | 20 | | pursuant to service termination notices.
| | 21 | | No public official to whom notice is given pursuant to | | 22 | | subparagraph (b)
of this Section shall be liable for death, | | 23 | | injury or damages resulting from
cut-off of electricity or gas | | 24 | | service or supply.
| | 25 | | (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
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