Full Text of HB0719 101st General Assembly
HB0719 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB0719 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan 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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| 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 heating | 9 | | shall, during the
the calendar
months of November, December, | 10 | | 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 cut | 18 | | 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
department | 21 | | of public health, then to the township supervisor or, if there
| 22 | | is no township supervisor, then to the county sheriff where the | 23 | | premises
receiving such service or supply is located; and
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| 1 | | (c) send, by certified mail, prior written notice of its | 2 | | intention to
terminate or cut off such service or supply for | 3 | | any reason, other than by
request of the customer, to the owner | 4 | | of record and/or the mortgagee of
the premises receiving such | 5 | | service or supply, should the owner of record
or mortgagee make | 6 | | request to the public utility for any such notice.
| 7 | | The notice required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this | 8 | | Section shall be
delivered or mailed at least 24 hours and not | 9 | | more than 48 hours prior to
the termination of service or | 10 | | supply.
| 11 | | Any termination notice delivered or mailed to a customer | 12 | | shall include a
statement advising said customer that the | 13 | | township supervisor, local department
of public health, or | 14 | | county sheriff, and the owner and/or the mortgagee,
if | 15 | | applicable, will be notified of the termination action at least | 16 | | 24 hours
prior to the termination of service or supply.
| 17 | | Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the power | 18 | | of the Commission
to adopt other rules and regulations pursuant | 19 | | to service termination notices.
| 20 | | No public official to whom notice is given pursuant to | 21 | | subparagraph (b)
of this Section shall be liable for death, | 22 | | injury or damages resulting from
cut-off of electricity or gas | 23 | | service or supply.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
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