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SB 1645 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

UTIL-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires a utility to waive the utility's initial credit and deposit requirements for a period of 60 days for a residential customer or applicant who is a victim of domestic violence. Provides that the domestic violence must be certified by treating medical personnel, law enforcement personnel, a State's Attorney, the Attorney General, or a domestic violence shelter. The certification letter must be printed on the certifying entity's letterhead or accompanied by a letter on the certifying entity's letterhead that identifies the certifying individual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 15, 2015 Signed Aug 20, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015 · House May 30, 2015

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
May 31, 2015
D Democratic29
29 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
13 Yea 5
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
85
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Aug 20, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
upper
May 31, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 30, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 30, 2015
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2015
upper
May 30, 2015
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 30, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-3)
house
May 28, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 18, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
lower
May 14, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 14, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
lower
Apr 28, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 19, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 014-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 24 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.