HB4924 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB093 18868 AMC 44603 b

93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4924

Introduced 02/04/04, by William Delgado

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/5-108.1 new

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that every public utility that provides gas or electric service to residential customers as primary or secondary sources of heating or cooling must report all of the following information annually in writing to the Illinois Commerce Commission: (1) the number of accounts that are past due each month, (2) the aggregate amount of past due balances each month, (3) the number of disconnection notices issued to residential customers each month, (4) the number of residential customers disconnected each month, (5) the number of residential customers eligible for emergency services under the Energy Assistance Act each year, and (6) the aggregate amount of arrears that are written off as bad business debt each year. Effective January 1, 2005.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning utilities.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 5-108.1 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/5-108.1 new)

Sec. 5-108.1. Report. Every public utility that provides gas or electric service to residential customers as primary or secondary sources of heating or cooling must report all of the following information annually in writing to the Illinois Commerce Commission:

(1) The number of accounts that are past due each month.

(2) The aggregate amount of past due balances each month.

(3) The number of disconnection notices issued to residential customers each month.

(4) The number of residential customers disconnected each month.

(5) The number of residential customers eligible for emergency services under the Energy Assistance Act each year.

(6) The aggregate amount of arrears that are written off as bad business debt each year.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2005.