Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 4/19/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5025

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5025 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
5Section 8-209 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/8-209 new)
7    Sec. 8-209. Utility credit reporting. If a public utility
8reports a customer to a credit reporting agency for non-payment
9of an outstanding utility bill, then a public utility shall
10notify the credit reporting agency within 5 business days of
11any mutual agreement to make full payment or full payments made
12with certified funds or cash. For the purposes of this
13amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, certified funds
14means instruments that are guaranteed by the issuing
15institution or have cleared the issuing institution.".