Bill Text: IL HB1541 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at a residence, then a utility may not terminate gas or electric utility service to a residential user for nonpayment of bills: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above; (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the National Weather Service for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or weekend; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat warning covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0019 [HB1541 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1541-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 103-0019
HB1541 Enrolled LRB103 25125 AMQ 51462 b
AN ACT concerning utilities.
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 changing
Section 8-205 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205)
Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility
service to all residential users, including all tenants of
mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment of bills,
where gas or electricity is used as the only source of space
heating or to control or operate the only space heating
equipment at the residence is prohibited,
(1) on any day when the National Weather Service
forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
the utility in which the residence is located includes a
forecast that the temperature will be 32 degrees
Fahrenheit or below; or
(2) on any day preceding a holiday or a weekend when
such a forecast indicated that the temperature will be 32
degrees Fahrenheit or below during the holiday or weekend.
(b) If gas or electricity is used as the only source of
space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling
equipment at a residence, then a utility with over 100,000

residential customers may not terminate gas or electric
utility service to a the residential user, including all
tenants of mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment
of bills:
(1) on any day when the National Weather Service
forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of
the utility in which the residence is located includes a
forecast that the temperature will be 90 95 degrees
Fahrenheit or above; or
(2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the
National Weather Service for the following 24 hours
covering the area of the utility in which the residence is
located includes a forecast indicates that the temperature
will be 90 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above during the
holiday or weekend; or
(3) when the National Weather Service issues an
excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat
warning covering the area of the utility in which the
residence is located.
(Source: P.A. 95-772, eff. 8-1-08.)