90th General Assembly
Summary of HB0043
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House Sponsors:
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.

Short description: 
PUB UTIL-POWER SURGE DAMAGES                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        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.      
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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