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HB 1563 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

UTILITIES-ACTUAL METER READING

Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require that every public utility shall take an actual reading of a customer's service usage during each billing period, and that no utility may estimate a customer's service usage unless the customer has knowingly and willfully denied reasonable access to the utility's representative for the purpose of taking an actual meter reading. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2007
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
Apr 2007
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 20, 2007 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2007

How they voted

74–29
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 108
Apr 19, 2007
D Democratic60
58 Yea 2
96% Yea
R Republican48
16 Yea 29 Nay 3
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
6
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
May 11, 2007
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Energy
upper
Apr 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 20, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 19, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (74-29-5)
house
Apr 17, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Mar 29, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 008-000-004
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2007
Lower · Passed
Remains in Public Utilities Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2007
Committee
Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Public Utilities Committee; 006-003-001
lower
Mar 13, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 13, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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