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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2679   </title>
<shortdesc>UTILITIES-TERMINATION-RENTERS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Chapin Rose</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 5/8-209 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a utility, when establishing service for a customer, must ask for the name and address, in addition to the service address, of the owner of the property. Provides that a customer may refuse to provide the information to the utility; however, the utility must still present the question to the customer. Provides that within 5 calendar days after a request for termination of service is made, or if service is to be terminated at a customer's service address for any other reason, then the utility must notify the owner of the property in writing (1) of the termination, and (2) whether the owner of the property will be billed for service. Provides that the written notification must be provided to the owner at the service address and any other address that is on record for the owner. Provides that a utility must obtain an actual reading of the utility meter at the service address within 48 hours after the actual termination at the service address. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Public Utilities Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
</actions>
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