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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4355 Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require all gas, electric, and water utilities under its authority to submit an annual report to the Commission no later than one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, and every year thereafter, on the utility's efforts in implementing and maintaining transparency in the utility's billing process. Provides that the Commission shall establish, by rule, requirements for the content and structure of the annual report. |
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| | HB4355 | | LRB104 17011 AAS 30426 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 5-118 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/5-118 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-118. Transparency compliance reporting. |
| 8 | | (a) The Commission shall require all gas, electric, and |
| 9 | | water utilities under its authority to submit an annual report |
| 10 | | to the Commission no later than one year after the effective |
| 11 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, and |
| 12 | | every year thereafter, on the utility's efforts in |
| 13 | | implementing and maintaining transparency in the utility's |
| 14 | | billing process. |
| 15 | | (b) The Commission shall establish, by rule, requirements |
| 16 | | for the content and structure of the annual report required |
| 17 | | under this Section. |