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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3766 Introduced , by Rep. Sue Scherer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that an electric utility or an alternative retail electric supplier may not charge an early termination fee in excess of $50.
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| | HB3766 | | LRB099 04118 HAF 24137 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,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 16-119 as follows:
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| 6 | | (220 ILCS 5/16-119)
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| 7 | | Sec. 16-119. Switching suppliers. An electric utility or an |
| 8 | | alternative retail electric
supplier may establish a term of |
| 9 | | service, notice period for
terminating service and provisions |
| 10 | | governing early termination
through a tariff or contract. A |
| 11 | | customer may change its
supplier subject to tariff or contract |
| 12 | | terms and conditions.
Any notice provisions; or provision for a |
| 13 | | fee, charge or
penalty with early termination of a contract; |
| 14 | | shall be
conspicuously disclosed in any tariff or contract. Any |
| 15 | | tariff or contract that contains an early termination clause |
| 16 | | shall disclose the amount of the early termination fee, |
| 17 | | provided that any early termination fee or penalty shall not |
| 18 | | exceed $50 total, regardless of whether or not the tariff or |
| 19 | | contract is a multiyear tariff or contract. A customer
shall |
| 20 | | remain responsible for any unpaid charges owed to an
electric |
| 21 | | utility or alternative retail electric supplier at
the time it |
| 22 | | switches to another provider.
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| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 90-561, eff. 12-16-97.)
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