Bill Text: IL HB3602 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Service Obligations and Conditions Article of the Public Utilities Act. Requires a public utility to make a good faith effort to provide notice to a consumer through email or U.S. mail before assigning an account to a collection agency for non-payment of an outstanding bill. Effective January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3602 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3602-Introduced.html


101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3602

Introduced , by Rep. Sam Yingling

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/8-209.5 new

Amends the Service Obligations and Conditions Article of the Public Utilities Act. Requires a public utility to make a good faith effort to provide notice to a consumer through email or U.S. mail before assigning an account to a collection agency for non-payment of an outstanding bill. Effective January 1, 2020.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
5Section 8-209.5 as follows:
6 (220 ILCS 5/8-209.5 new)
7 Sec. 8-209.5. Collection agency notice. Before a public
8utility assigns an account to a collection agency for
9non-payment of an outstanding utility bill, the public utility
10shall make a good faith effort to provide written notice of the
11assignment to the consumer through email or U.S. mail.
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
131, 2020.
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