Bill Text: IL HB3224 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility may not increase electric rates unless the electric utility has provided retail customer rebates in the 5 years preceding the requested rate increase.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3224 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3224-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3224 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/9-218 new
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility may not increase electric rates unless the electric utility has provided retail customer rebates in the 5 years preceding the requested rate increase.
LRB101 10071 AMC 55174 b
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
HB3224 LRB101 10071 AMC 55174 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
Section 9-218 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/9-218 new)
Sec. 9-218. Electric utility rate increase.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an electric utility
may not increase electric rates unless the electric utility has
provided retail customer rebates under Article XVI in the 5
years preceding the requested rate increase.