Bill Text: IL HB3013 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Waterworks and Sewerage Connection Charge Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. In provisions regarding billing requirements for municipalities that operate a waterworks or combined waterworks and sewerage system, provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the provisions apply to home rule municipalities. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-21 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB3013 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB3013-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
changing the heading of Division 150 of Article 11 and Section
11-150-2 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 150 heading)
DIVISION 150. WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE
CHARGES AND BILLING CONNECTION CHARGE
(65 ILCS 5/11-150-2)
Sec. 11-150-2. Billing for services.
(a) On or after August 18, 2017 (the effective date of
Public Act 100-178) this amendatory Act of the 100th General
Assembly, the corporate authorities of any municipality
operating a waterworks or combined waterworks and sewerage
system:
(1) shall bill for any utility service, including
previously unbilled service: (A) within 12 months after
the provision of that service to the customer if the
service is supplied to a residential customer; or (B)
within 24 months after the provision of that service to
that customer if the service is supplied to a

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non-residential customer; however, the corporate
authorities of a municipality may bill for unpaid amounts
that were billed to a customer or if the customer was
notified that there is an unpaid amount before the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
Assembly for service that was supplied to the customer
before January 1, 2016;
(2) shall not intentionally delay billing beyond the
normal billing cycle;
(3) shall label any amount attributed to previously
unbilled service as such on the customer's bill and
include the beginning and ending dates for the period
during which the previously unbilled amount accrued;
(4) shall issue the makeup billing amount calculated
on a prorated basis to reflect the varying rates for
previously unbilled service accrued over a period of time
when the rates for service have varied; and
(5) shall provide the customer with the option of a
payment arrangement to retire the makeup bill for
previously unbilled service by periodic payments, without
interest or late fees, over a time equal to the amount of
time the billing was delayed.
(b) The time limit of paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
shall not apply to previously unbilled service attributed to
tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing
the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading

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of the meter.
(c) On and after January 1, 2022, a home rule municipality
operating a waterworks or combined waterworks and sewerage
system may not bill customers in a manner inconsistent with
this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection
(i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on
the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and
functions exercised by the State.
(Source: P.A. 100-178, eff. 8-18-17.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2022.