DART-RONEN-KOSEL-ACEVEDO, LYONS,JOSEPH, SCHAKOWSKY, SILVA, FEIGENHOLTZ, MCKEON, FRITCHEY, BUGIELSKI, GILES, MOORE,EUGENE, PUGH, BURKE, DAVIS,MONIQUE, FLOWERS, KENNER, TURNER,ART, FANTIN, CURRIE AND CAPPARELLI. 220 ILCS 5/8-408 new Amends the Public Utilities Act in relation to power interruptions and surges. Provides that in the event of power failures that total more than 4 hours in any 30 day period, electric public utilities must waive the monthly fixed fee to customers, compensate customers for damages incurred because of the failure, and reimburse governmental units for emergency and contingency expenses incurred. Requires compensation to customers for damages caused by power surges. Imposes certain recordkeeping requirements on all public utilities. FISCAL NOTE (Ill. Commerce Commerce) HB43 could cause an increased administrative burden on ICC, for which no fiscal estimate can be made at this time. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that remedies must be sought through the Illinois Commerce Commission. Limits damages to the lesser of actual damages and costs or $5,000. Adds immediate effective date. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 HB 43, amended by H-am 1, does not preempt home rule authority. 97-01-08 H FILED WITH CLERK 97-01-08 H FIRST READING 97-01-08 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-01-22 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CONSUMER PROT 97-02-13 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-02-13 H COMMITTEE CONSUMER PROT 97-03-21 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CONSUMER PROT H 97-03-21 H ADOPTED 97-03-21 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 007-002-002 HCON 97-03-21 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-08 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-08 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR RONEN 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHAKOWSKY 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KOSEL 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BUGIELSKI 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STROGER 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOORE,EUGENE 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PUGH 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BURKE 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,ART 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FANTIN 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE 97-04-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CAPPARELLI 97-04-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO 97-04-16 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART 97-04-16 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-04-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-04-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART 97-04-17 H RULES REFERS TO HCON 97-04-17 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-04-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART 97-04-18 H BE ADOPTED HCON 97-04-18 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED/BLACK 97-04-18 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-18 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-04-25 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary