OBAMA-VIVERITO-HALVORSON-MADIGAN,L-SILVERSTEIN. 220 ILCS 5/16-125 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a utility shall compensate customers for actual damages resulting from power surges or fluctuations or power interruptions lasting more than 4 hours that affect more than 1,000 (rather than 30,000) customers. Provides that the utility may not collect the fixed service charge on the customer's periodic bill for the period in which the power interruption occurs. Provides that if 3 or more interruptions occur within a 12-month period, the utility may not collect the fixed service charge for the succeeding 12-month period. Effective immediately. 99-11-04 S FIRST READING 99-11-04 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary