97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5025

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/8-209 new

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility must release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours after the customer has made a payment in full to the public utility.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning utilities.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
5Section 8-209 as follows:
6 (220 ILCS 5/8-209 new)
7 Sec. 8-209. Customer account holds. A public utility must
8release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours
9after the customer has made a payment in full to the public
10utility.