HB 1541 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

UTIL-NO TERMINATION >85 DEGREE

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023 Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023

How they voted

7433
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D Democratic76
70 Yea 6
92% Yea
R Republican40
4 Yea 33 Nay 3
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
83
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-033-000
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 013-007-000
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 014-008-000
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 49 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Eva-Dina Delgado
Eva-Dina Delgado
DDemocratic
IL
3
P
Photo of Mattie Hunter
Mattie Hunter
DDemocratic
IL
3
Co
Photo of Abdelnasser Rashid
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
IL
21
Co
Photo of Ann Williams
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
IL
11
Co
Photo of Anna Moeller
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
IL
43
Co
Photo of Anne Stava
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
IL
81
Co
Photo of Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
IL
18
Co
Photo of Bob Morgan
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
IL
58
Co
Photo of Camille Lilly
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
IL
78
Co
Photo of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
IL
103
Co
Photo of Christopher Belt
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
IL
57
Co
Photo of Cristina Castro
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
IL
22