Public Act 099-0103
 
HB3766 EnrolledLRB099 04118 HAF 24137 b


  
    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 changing 
Section 16-119 as follows:
 



    (220 ILCS 5/16-119)



    Sec. 16-119. Switching suppliers. An electric utility or an 
alternative retail electric
supplier may establish a term of 
service, notice period for
terminating service and provisions 
governing early termination
through a tariff or contract.  A 
customer may change its
supplier subject to tariff or contract 
terms and conditions.
Any notice provisions; or provision for a 
fee, charge or
penalty with early termination of a contract; 
shall be
conspicuously disclosed in any tariff or contract. Any 
tariff filed or contract renewed or entered into on and after 
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General 
Assembly that contains an early termination clause shall 
disclose the amount of the early termination fee, provided that 
any early termination fee or penalty shall not exceed $50 total 
for residential customers and $150 for small commercial retail 
customers as defined in Section 16-102 of this Act, regardless 
of whether or not the tariff or contract is a multiyear tariff 
or contract.  A customer
shall remain responsible for any unpaid 
charges owed to an
electric utility or alternative retail 
electric supplier at
the time it switches to another provider.

(Source: P.A. 90-561, eff. 12-16-97.)

  
 

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


Effective Date:  7/22/2015