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HB3725 - 104th General Assembly

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILLING ACT
Last Action
8/15/2025 - House: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0328
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Local Government Billing Act. Provides that the corporate authorities of a unit of local government shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service, within 12 months (for residential customers) or 24 months (for non-residential customers) after the provision of the utility service. Provides exceptions to the time limits for billing when the customer prevented the utility from accurately reading the meter. Provides that the corporate authorities shall not intentionally delay billing beyond the normal billing cycle, shall label amounts attributed to previously unbilled service as such, shall prorate previously unbilled service amounts to reflect varying rates during the unbilled time, and shall provide the customer with a payment arrangement option for previously unbilled service amounts. Provides that customers may be billed for unpaid amounts that were billed to a customer before the effective date of the Act for service that was supplied to the customer before January 1, 2026. Provides that customers may be billed for unpaid amounts if the customer was notified that there is an unpaid amount before the effective date of the Act for service that was supplied to the customer before January 1, 2026. Provides that there is no time limit for the corporate authorities of a unit of local government to collect previously unbilled service attributed to tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of the meter.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Corrects typographical errors.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
65 ILCS 5/11-150-2 rep.
70 ILCS 3705/7.4 rep.
70 ILCS 3710/5.3 rep.
70 ILCS 3715/6from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 228
70 ILCS 3720/0.001b
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code, the Public Water District Act, the Water Service District Act, the Water Authorities Act, and the Water Commission Act of 1985 to repeal provisions added by Public Act 100-178.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/07/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
2/18/2025 House First Reading
2/18/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
3/11/2025 House Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
3/18/2025 House Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000
3/19/2025 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2025 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
3/26/2025 House Second Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/08/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
4/08/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/08/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
4/09/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 010-000-000
4/10/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/10/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2025 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
4/10/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/11/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
4/14/2025 Senate Arrive in Senate
4/14/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/14/2025 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
4/14/2025 Senate First Reading
4/14/2025 Senate Referred to Assignments
4/16/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
4/29/2025 Senate Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
5/06/2025 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson
5/06/2025 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/07/2025 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
5/08/2025 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/08/2025 Senate Do Pass as Amended Energy and Public Utilities; 012-000-000
5/08/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2025
5/08/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
5/13/2025 Senate Second Reading
5/13/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025
5/22/2025 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/22/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
5/23/2025 House Arrived in House
5/23/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/28/2025 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
5/28/2025 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/28/2025 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee
5/29/2025 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 010-000-000
5/30/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
5/31/2025 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
5/31/2025 House House Concurs
5/31/2025 House Passed Both Houses
6/24/2025 House Sent to the Governor
8/15/2025 House Governor Approved
8/15/2025 House Effective Date January 1, 2026
8/15/2025 House Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0328