HB5025sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 4/19/2012

09700HB5025sam001 LRB097 20011 CEL 68665 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5025

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5025 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 8-209 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/8-209 new)

Sec. 8-209. Utility credit reporting. If a public utility reports a customer to a credit reporting agency for non-payment of an outstanding utility bill, then a public utility shall notify the credit reporting agency within 5 business days of any mutual agreement to make full payment or full payments made with certified funds or cash. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, certified funds means instruments that are guaranteed by the issuing institution or have cleared the issuing institution.".