Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Filed: 3/21/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 558




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 558 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 17-1000 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/17-1000 new)
7    Sec. 17-1000. Inspection of connections to residential 
8rental properties and individual rental units.
9    (a) A unit of local government may request that an 
10electric cooperative or municipal system inspect the 
11connection to a meter in a specified residential rental 
12property or the submeter in an individual rental unit to which 
13it delivers utility services to ensure that the billing of the 
14property or unit is accurate. The electric cooperative or 
15municipal system shall inspect the property or unit within 60 
16days after receipt of the request.
 
 
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1    (b) An electric cooperative or municipal system shall post 
2on its publicly available website any residential rental 
3properties or individual rental units that are revealed to 
4have a discrepancy between the service provided and the cost 
5billed to the customer. 
6    (c) An electric cooperative or municipal system shall 
7report to the Attorney General any residential rental 
8properties or individual rental units that are revealed to 
9have a discrepancy between the service provided and the cost 
10billed to the customer.".