Illinois House Bill 2504 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Prevents the Illinois Commerce Commission from approving any increase in rates by a water or sewer service of greater than 15%. Requires these utilities to include notice of any proposed rate change on every bill sent to customers until the rate change is approved or denied. Allows customers who have had their rates increased by over 15% to file a civil action against the utility for damages in which the customers are certified as a class, are granted a rebuttable presumption that any increase in excess of 15% is unjustified, and are entitled to double damages as well as attorney's fees and costs. Entitles customers that have filed a class action against a water or sewer service utility for increasing their rates by over 15% to a temporary restraining order halting collection of the increase until the civil action is resolved.

UTILITY RATE INCREASE CAP

Rep. Esther Golar [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-19	House	Remains in Public Utilities Committee
2013-03-19	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Public Utilities Committee; 002-004-015
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
2013-02-20	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-20	House	First Reading
2013-02-20	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
220	5	9-201	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2504&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2504.htm