HB4128 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4128

Introduced 10/19/2005, by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/13-704.5 new

Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Requires each telecommunications carrier to include a notice on each billing statement for customers for which the carrier provides wireless service recommending that the customer program an emergency contact telephone number under the title "ICE" in the customer's telephone address book in order to facilitate contact by emergency personnel with the customer's preferred emergency contact person. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 13-704.5 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/13-704.5 new)

Sec. 13-704.5. ICE (In Case of Emergency) notice. Each telecommunications carrier, on at least one page of a billing statement that sets forth charges assessed against a customer by the carrier for wireless telecommunications service, shall include a notice recommending that the customer program an emergency contact telephone number into his or her telephone address book under the designation "ICE" in order to facilitate contact by emergency personnel with the customer's preferred emergency contact person.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.