Bill Text: IL HB5508 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipally owned water utility may not charge a fee to reconnect water following a water disconnection. Limits home rule powers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5508 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB5508-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB5508 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
65 ILCS 5/11-150-3 new
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipally owned water utility may not charge a fee to reconnect water following a water disconnection. Limits home rule powers.
LRB102 25372 AWJ 34652 b
A BILL FOR
HB5508 LRB102 25372 AWJ 34652 b
AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 11-150-3 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-150-3 new)
Sec. 11-150-3. Water reconnection fee.
(a) A municipally owned water utility may not charge a fee
to reconnect water following a water disconnection.
(b) The charging of water reconnection fees are exclusive
powers and functions of the State. A home rule or non-home rule
municipality may not charge a water reconnection fee. This
Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and
functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of
the Illinois Constitution.