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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4446   </title>
<shortdesc>UTILITIES-SERVICE TERMINATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary E. Flowers</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 5/8-205.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act or any other law to the contrary, a public utility that, on December 31, 2005, served at least 100,000 electric customers in Illinois may not terminate electric service to a residential customer for nonpayment prior to December 1, 2008. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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