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HB 5711 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

UTILITY-BILLING FOR SERVICES

Summary
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a municipality shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service, supplied to a customer within 24 months after providing the service to the customer. Provides exceptions for billing within 24 months attributed to tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of the meter. Further provides that a municipality may not intentionally delay billing beyond the normal bill cycle. 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 failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
Jun 2016
House Passage
Apr 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Governor
Introduced Apr 21, 2016 Last action Jan 10, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2016 · House Apr 21, 2016

How they voted

49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
May 25, 2016
D Democratic32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
9
Committee
14
Amendments
8
Jun 30, 2016
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 26, 2016
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
lower
May 26, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
May 25, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Sosnowski
lower
May 25, 2016
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 25, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 25, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff
upper
May 25, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000
upper
May 25, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
May 17, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
May 13, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 13, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
upper
May 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000
upper
May 3, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
Apr 25, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-6)
house
Apr 19, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 19, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 15, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2016
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
lower
Apr 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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