Illinois House Bill 5788 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Requires the Department on Aging to establish a rebate program to assist homeowners aged 65 or older in the payment of their monthly water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility bills. Provides that to receive a rebate under the program, an eligible person must submit (i) a copy of his or her monthly water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility bill issued by a recognized utility service provider, (ii) an original or duplicate receipt acknowledging payment of the total monthly bill amount, and (iii) an application for a water or sewer or combined water and sewer utility rebate as prescribed by the Department. Provides that upon receipt of all application materials and following a final determination of eligibility, including verification that the applicant is the customer of record of the utility service provider, the Department shall issue a rebate check to the eligible applicant in an amount equal to 20% of the total bill amount. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Prohibits the Department from imposing any income restrictions or requirements for purposes of eligibility under the rebate program. Defines utility service provider.

AGING-WATER/SEWER BILL REBATE

Rep. Silvana Tabares [D]

Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-14	House	First Reading
2014-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Silvana Tabares

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	105	4.15	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5788&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5788.htm