Bill Text: IL SB0094 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning telecommunications.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-30 - Referred to Assignments [SB0094 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB0094-Introduced.html
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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 changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 13-101 as follows:
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6 | (220 ILCS 5/13-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-101)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2009)
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8 | Sec. 13-101.
Application of Act to telecommunications | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | rates and
and
services. Except to the extent modified or | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | supplemented by the
specific provisions of this Article, the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Sections of this Act pertaining to
public utilities, public | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | utility rates and services, and the regulation
thereof, are | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | fully and equally applicable to noncompetitive
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14 | telecommunications rates and services, and the regulation | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | thereof, except
where the context clearly renders such | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | provisions inapplicable. Except to
the extent modified or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | supplemented by the specific provisions of this
Article, | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Articles I through V, Sections 8-301, 8-505,
9-221, 9-222,
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19 | 9-222.1,
9-222.2, 9-250, and 9-252.1, and Articles X and XI of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | this Act
are fully and equally applicable to
competitive | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | telecommunications rates and services, and the regulation
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22 | thereof; in addition, as to competitive telecommunications | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | rates and
services, and the regulation thereof, all rules and |
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1 | regulations
made by a telecommunications carrier affecting or | ||||||
2 | pertaining to its
charges or service to the public shall be | ||||||
3 | just and reasonable,
provided that nothing in this Section | ||||||
4 | shall be construed to prevent
a telecommunications carrier from | ||||||
5 | accepting payment
electronically or by the use of a | ||||||
6 | customer-preferred financially
accredited credit or debit | ||||||
7 | methodology.
As of the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
8 | the 92nd General
Assembly,
Sections 4-202, 4-203,
and
5-202 of | ||||||
9 | this Act shall cease to apply to telecommunications rates and
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10 | services. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 92-22, eff. 6-30-01 .)
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