Bill Text: IL HB5271 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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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, 2019.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5271 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5271-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5271 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, 2019.
LRB100 18293 SMS 33498 b
A BILL FOR
HB5271 LRB100 18293 SMS 33498 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 8-209.5 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/8-209.5 new)
Sec. 8-209.5. Collection agency notice. Before a public
utility assigns an account to a collection agency for
non-payment of an outstanding utility bill, the public utility
shall make a good faith effort to provide written notice of the
assignment to the consumer through email or U.S. mail.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2019.