HB5508 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5508

Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Joyce Mason

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

65 ILCS 5/11-150-3 new

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipally owned water utility may not charge a fee to reconnect water following a water disconnection. Limits home rule powers.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding Section 11-150-3 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/11-150-3 new)

Sec. 11-150-3. Water reconnection fee.

(a) A municipally owned water utility may not charge a fee to reconnect water following a water disconnection.

(b) The charging of water reconnection fees are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule or non-home rule municipality may not charge a water reconnection fee. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.