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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5271 Introduced , by Rep. Sam Yingling SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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.
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| | HB5271 | | LRB100 18293 SMS 33498 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 8-209.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/8-209.5 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8-209.5. Collection agency notice. Before a public |
| 8 | | utility assigns an account to a collection agency for |
| 9 | | non-payment of an outstanding utility bill, the public utility |
| 10 | | shall make a good faith effort to provide written notice of the |
| 11 | | assignment to the consumer through email or U.S. mail.
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| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
| 13 | | 1, 2019.
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