Illinois House Bill 5044 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall by rule establish a comprehensive low-income water assistance policy and program. Contains various provisions concerning the policy and program. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds requirements related to billing statements and reconnection of service for water and sewer utilities. Provides that upon request by a water utility, the Illinois Commerce Commission may allow, but may not require, a water utility to establish a customer assistance program. Provides that an entity subject to certain federal laws that serves or provides water or sewer services to a specified number of people shall conduct a cost of service study every 5 years. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that within one year of the effective date of the amendatory Act, every community water system shall create a plan to remove all known lead service lines within 10 years from the completion of the plan. Requires each community water system to implement an asset management plan designed to inspect, maintain, repair, and renew its infrastructure within 18 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules for lead replacement that require an expedited timeline for high risk facilities and communities within 18 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act. Creates the Statewide Advisory Council on Lead in Drinking Water and requires specified community water supplies to create water system advisory councils tasked with various duties related to lead in drinking water awareness. Makes other changes.

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Rep. Michael Unes [R]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth [D]
Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2018-04-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2018-04-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-04-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
2018-04-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2018-04-27	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2018-04-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2018-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-14	House	First Reading
2018-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	605	605-870	New Code	See Bill Text
220	5	8-306	Amended Code	Citation Text
415	5	17.11	Amended Code	Citation Text
415	5	17.12	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5044&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5044.htm