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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4408 Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Dagmara Avelar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires every public utility, prior to discontinuing service provided by the public utility to a senior or person with a disability living independently, to provide notice of the intent to discontinue service to both the senior or person with a disability and any emergency contact listed by the senior or person with a disability to also receive such notification of the intent to discontinue service for the senior or person with a disability. |
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| | HB4408 | | LRB103 35980 LNS 66067 b |
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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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 8-513 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/8-513 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 8-513. Notice of discontinuation of service required; |
| 8 | | seniors or persons with disabilities. Notwithstanding any |
| 9 | | other provision of law, every public utility, prior to |
| 10 | | discontinuing service provided by the public utility to a |
| 11 | | senior or person with a disability living independently, shall |
| 12 | | provide notice of the intent to discontinue service to both |
| 13 | | the senior or person with a disability and any emergency |
| 14 | | contact listed by the senior or person with a disability to |
| 15 | | also receive such notification of the intent to discontinue |
| 16 | | service for the senior or person with a disability. |