Bill Amendment: IL HB5524 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY

Status: 2026-06-26 - Sent to the Governor [HB5524 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5524-Senate_Amendment_002.html

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Sen. Terri Bryant

Filed: 5/15/2026

 

 

 

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5524
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5524 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
Section 9-254 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/9-254 new)
Sec. 9-254. Utility charge transparency website and
report.
(a) The Commission on Government Forecasting and
Accountability shall publish a report that contains a list of
any charges, either required or permitted by law or approved
by the Commission, that are charged by an electric utility on a
residential customer's monthly utility bill, other than
delivery or supply charges. The Commission on Government
Forecasting and Accountability shall include the following
information for any charge in the list:

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(1) the statutory authority for the charge or the
Commission order approving the charge;
(2) the entity or fund to which the charge is
remitted;
(3) any programs or services supported by the charge;
and
(4) the full amount collected annually from the charge
in calendar year 2025.
(b) The Commission on Government Forecasting and
Accountability shall deliver the report to the Commission,
President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Minority Leader
of the House of Representatives no later than 12 months after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
Assembly. The Commission, the State Comptroller, the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and each
electric utility in this State shall submit any information
requested by the Commission on Government Forecasting and
Accountability pursuant to this Section in a timely manner.
The Commission shall maintain a website with a link to the
completed report. The Commission may, in addition to a link to
the completed report, provide a link on the website to other
websites that contain similar information.".