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HB 3400 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

UTILITY-BILLING FOR SERVICES

Summary
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service, within 12 months (for residential customers) or 24 months (for non-residential customers) after the provision of the utility service. Provides exceptions to the time limits for billing when the customer prevented the utility from accurately reading the meter. Provides that the corporate authorities shall not intentionally delay billing beyond the normal billing cycle, shall label amounts attributed to previously unbilled service as such, shall prorate previously unbilled service amounts to reflect varying rates during the unbilled time, and provide the customer with a payment arrangement option for previously unbilled service amounts. Amends the Public Water District Act, the Water Service District Act, the Water Authorities Act, and the Water Commission Act making similar changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 20, 2017 Signed Aug 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2017 · House Apr 7, 2017

How they voted

47–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
May 25, 2017
D Democratic31
27 Yea 4
87% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Aug 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 25, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-4)
senate
May 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
upper
May 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
upper
May 5, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Local Government
upper
May 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 20, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 7, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-14)
house
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.