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| Bill | UTILITIES-SERVICE TERMINATION | Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds language providing that termination of gas and electric utility service to all residential users, for nonpayment of bills, is prohibited on any day when the National Weather Service forecasts that the temperature on the following 2 calendar days shall reach a 32 degree Fahrenheit temperature. Provides that the termination of gas and electric utility service to all residential users, for nonpayment of bills, where gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at the residence, is prohibited (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature shall be 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above, or on the following 2 calendar days during which a 95 degree Fahrenheit temperature has been reached; or (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when a forecast indicates that the temperature shall be 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or weekend. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 5086 | Illinois HB 5086 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2008-02-13 | 2008-08-01 | openstates | ocd-bill/3f5a62b3-28a8-43c5-8fd0-a0350417c1b5 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5086&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36066&SessionID=51&GA=95 | eb27d8eac2a1590fae1438db12648c50300784a7db7bcc93fa5d1d3fa0f4355f | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5086 (95th) — UTILITIES-SERVICE TERMINATION
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Adds language providing that termination of gas and electric utility service to all residential users, for nonpayment of bills, is prohibited on any day when the National Weather Service forecasts that the temperature on the following 2 calendar days shall reach a 32 degree Fahrenheit temperature. Provides that the termination of gas and electric utility service to all residential users, for nonpayment of bills, where gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at the residence, is prohibited (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature shall be 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above, or on the following 2 calendar days during which a 95 degree Fahrenheit temperature has been reached; or (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when a forecast indicates that the temperature shall be 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or weekend. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 106–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-02-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
filing - 2008-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-02-25 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
referral-committee - 2008-02-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2008-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2008-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- 2008-03-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2008-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-03-12 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2008-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
amendment-introduction - 2008-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- 2008-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2008-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2008-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2008-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-18 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
- 2008-04-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2008-05-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2008-05-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2008-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-05-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- 2008-05-07 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- 2008-05-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-05-07 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-05-08 Assigned to Environment and Energy
referral-committee - 2008-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2008-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs
amendment-introduction - 2008-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-05-14 Do Pass Environment and Energy; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2008
- 2008-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
- 2008-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2008-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2008-05-20 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-18 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-08-01 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2008-08-01 Effective Date August 1, 2008
- 2008-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0772
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3f5a62b3-28a8-43c5-8fd0-a0350417c1b5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).