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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5025 Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility must release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours after the customer has made a payment in full to the public utility.
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| | HB5025 | | LRB097 20011 CEL 65319 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning utilities.
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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 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/8-209 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8-209. Customer account holds. A public utility must |
| 8 | | release an account hold on a customer's account within 48 hours |
| 9 | | after the customer has made a payment in full to the public |
| 10 | | utility.
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