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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5837   </title>
<shortdesc>UTILITIES-FIRE PROTECTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michael W. Tryon-Donald L. Moffitt-Elaine Nekritz-Renée Kosel</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>220 ILCS 5/9-223</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that no public utility shall impose a sprinkler standby charge on the owners of structures that contain automatic fire protection systems. Provides that "sprinkler standby charge" means additional charges imposed by a public utility on owners of structures because the structures are equipped with automatic fire protection sprinkler systems. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Public Utilities Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael W. Tryon</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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