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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4667
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4667 on page 1 by
3 replacing line 6 with the following:
4 "adding Sections 7-208, 7-209, 19-125, 19-130, and 19-135 as
5 follows:
6 (220 ILCS 5/7-208 new)
7 Sec. 7-208. HVAC affiliate marketing.
8 (a) "HVAC affiliate" means all affiliated interests of a
9 gas utility that provide heating, ventilating, or air
10 conditioning services to customers within the service
11 territory of the affiliated gas utility.
12 (b) When an HVAC affiliate advertises or markets
13 heating, ventilating, or air conditioning services to the
14 public, it shall include a disclaimer that, if audible, is
15 conspicuous and if printed is of sufficient size to be
16 clearly legible, and that states:
17 (Insert name of affiliate) is an affiliate of (insert
18 name of gas utility) and is not regulated by the Illinois
19 Commerce Commission. Customers are not required to buy
20 products or services from (insert name of affiliate) in order
21 to receive the same quality of service from the gas utility.
22 (c) The requirements in subsection (b) apply to all
23 forms of advertising and marketing, including, but not
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1 limited to, print, television, radio, internet, telephonic,
2 bill inserts, and newsletters.
3 (220 ILCS 5/7-209 new)
4 Sec. 7-209. Marketing limitation; gas utilities. If a
5 gas utility has an HVAC affiliate, the prohibition contained
6 in this Section applies to the employees of the gas utility.
7 While a gas utility employee is responding to a service call
8 related to services provided under tariffs on file with the
9 Illinois Commerce Commission, the employee of the gas utility
10 is prohibited from marketing the services of an HVAC
11 affiliate; provided, however, the gas utility employee may
12 refer the customer to the telephone directory in response to
13 specific requests for referrals. If a customer's gas
14 appliance or gas service has been disconnected due to an
15 emergency situation that requires immediate attention, a gas
16 utility employee may provide to that customer a list,
17 including contact phone numbers, that includes HVAC
18 affiliates and non-affiliated entities that provide heating
19 ventilating, or air conditioning services.".