SB1140eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1140 Engrossed LRB096 07217 MJR 17303 b

AN ACT concerning regulation.

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

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 16-111.8 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/16-111.8 new)

Sec. 16-111.8. Rate relief; electricity suppliers. Any electric utility providing rate relief pursuant to Section 16-111.5A of this Act shall not deem any residential or non-residential customer to be ineligible to receive that relief solely based upon that customer's purchase of electricity from a supplier other than that electric utility at the time the rate relief is to be credited to that customer.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.