Bill Text: IL HB5025 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0821 [HB5025 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5025-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0821 [HB5025 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB5025-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning utilities.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 8-209 as follows:
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| 6 | (220 ILCS 5/8-209 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 8-209. Customer account holds. A public utility must | ||||||
| 8 | release an account hold on a customer's account within 5 | ||||||
| 9 | business days after the customer has made a payment in full to | ||||||
| 10 | the public utility.
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