Illinois Senate Bill 2253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Prevents the 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

Sen. Donne Trotter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2013-08-09	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2013-05-02	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
2013-04-29	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2013
2013-03-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2013
2013-03-21	Senate	Do Pass Energy; 011-003-000
2013-03-14	Senate	Postponed - Energy
2013-03-05	Senate	Assigned to Energy
2013-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2013-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter

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=2253&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2253.htm