Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1828 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1828 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/9-211.5 new Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in a general rate case proceeding initiated by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois, is authorized to approve rate designs requested by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois if it finds that such rate designs will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or are otherwise in the public interest. Provides that if the Commission finds that any rate design will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or is in the public interest, the Commission shall enter an order approving such rate design. Requires the Commission to take certain evidence presented by the public utility into account when entering its order. Provides that the Commission may require the public utility, in addition to and as part of the required notice to its customers, to provide a description of any rate design being considered in the proceeding, a statement of the estimated bill impact as a result of rate design approved by the Commission, and any other information that the Commission deems necessary. Provides that the Commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately. LRB104 07324 AAS 17363 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1828 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/9-211.5 new 220 ILCS 5/9-211.5 new Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in a general rate case proceeding initiated by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois, is authorized to approve rate designs requested by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois if it finds that such rate designs will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or are otherwise in the public interest. Provides that if the Commission finds that any rate design will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or is in the public interest, the Commission shall enter an order approving such rate design. Requires the Commission to take certain evidence presented by the public utility into account when entering its order. Provides that the Commission may require the public utility, in addition to and as part of the required notice to its customers, to provide a description of any rate design being considered in the proceeding, a statement of the estimated bill impact as a result of rate design approved by the Commission, and any other information that the Commission deems necessary. Provides that the Commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately. LRB104 07324 AAS 17363 b LRB104 07324 AAS 17363 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1828 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in a general rate case proceeding initiated by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois, is authorized to approve rate designs requested by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois if it finds that such rate designs will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or are otherwise in the public interest. Provides that if the Commission finds that any rate design will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or is in the public interest, the Commission shall enter an order approving such rate design. Requires the Commission to take certain evidence presented by the public utility into account when entering its order. Provides that the Commission may require the public utility, in addition to and as part of the required notice to its customers, to provide a description of any rate design being considered in the proceeding, a statement of the estimated bill impact as a result of rate design approved by the Commission, and any other information that the Commission deems necessary. Provides that the Commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
15	15	5 Section 9-211.5 as follows:
16	16	6 (220 ILCS 5/9-211.5 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 9-211.5. Water and wastewater rate design.
18	18	8 (a) The General Assembly finds that:
19	19	9 (1) The State of Illinois should enact rate design
20	20	10 policies that support prudent and timely investment in
21	21	11 water and wastewater infrastructure by public utilities
22	22	12 that provide water and wastewater services, in order for
23	23	13 all customers of these utilities to receive safe,
24	24	14 reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services in
25	25	15 accordance with the provisions of this Section.
26	26	16 (2) The regulated water and wastewater industry is
27	27	17 differently situated with respect to customer bases and
28	28	18 service territory composition when compared to other
29	29	19 utilities.
30	30	20 (3) With respect to the regulated water and wastewater
31	31	21 industry, current Illinois statutes do not currently
32	32	22 provide express regulatory flexibility regarding rate
33	33	23 design mechanisms or models. In addition, recent
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40	40	Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission, in a general rate case proceeding initiated by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois, is authorized to approve rate designs requested by a public utility that provides water and wastewater service in Illinois if it finds that such rate designs will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or are otherwise in the public interest. Provides that if the Commission finds that any rate design will enhance the equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or is in the public interest, the Commission shall enter an order approving such rate design. Requires the Commission to take certain evidence presented by the public utility into account when entering its order. Provides that the Commission may require the public utility, in addition to and as part of the required notice to its customers, to provide a description of any rate design being considered in the proceeding, a statement of the estimated bill impact as a result of rate design approved by the Commission, and any other information that the Commission deems necessary. Provides that the Commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 Commission Orders acknowledged that the General Assembly
69	69	2 may wish to provide guidance to the Commission on rate
70	70	3 design policies.
71	71	4 (b) The Commission, in a general rate case proceeding
72	72	5 pursuant to Section 9-201 of this Act initiated by a public
73	73	6 utility that provides water and wastewater service in
74	74	7 Illinois, is authorized to approve rate designs requested by a
75	75	8 public utility that provides water and wastewater service in
76	76	9 Illinois, including rate designs that allocate costs or
77	77	10 revenues to different classes or types of service, if it finds
78	78	11 that such rate designs will enhance the equitable provision of
79	79	12 safe, reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services
80	80	13 or are otherwise in the public interest. Such authority shall
81	81	14 include the authority to approve rate designs requested by a
82	82	15 public utility that provides water and wastewater service in
83	83	16 Illinois that do not follow traditional rate design
84	84	17 principles, including cost causation.
85	85	18 (c) A public utility that provides water and wastewater
86	86	19 service in Illinois and requests approval of proposed rate
87	87	20 designs consistent with the authority in subsection (b) shall
88	88	21 present specific evidence explaining and justifying the
89	89	22 proposal, including evidence of each of the following:
90	90	23 (1) the current rates of the existing customers of the
91	91	24 water and wastewater public utility;
92	92	25 (2) the capital investment or investments made or
93	93	26 planned by the water and wastewater public utility that
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104	104	1 would be supported by the proposed rate design;
105	105	2 (3) the level and history of investment, to the extent
106	106	3 known, in any water or wastewater system that would
107	107	4 benefit from the proposed rate design by the previous
108	108	5 owner or operator of a water or wastewater system;
109	109	6 (4) future capital investment needs for water or
110	110	7 wastewater systems that would benefit from the proposed
111	111	8 rate design;
112	112	9 (5) the overall benefit that the proposed rate design
113	113	10 would have on the water and wastewater public utility's
114	114	11 customer base statewide if approved by the Commission;
115	115	12 (6) publicly available data on income levels of the
116	116	13 customers in the service territories potentially affected
117	117	14 by the proposed rate design; and
118	118	15 (7) how the proposed rate design would enhance the
119	119	16 equitable provision of safe, reliable, and affordable
120	120	17 water and wastewater services or is otherwise in the
121	121	18 public interest.
122	122	19 (d) If, after considering the public utility's evidence as
123	123	20 set forth in subsection (c), the Commission finds that the
124	124	21 rate design requested by a public utility that provides water
125	125	22 and wastewater service in Illinois, including rate designs
126	126	23 that allocate costs or revenues to different classes or types
127	127	24 of service, will enhance the equitable provision of safe,
128	128	25 reliable, and affordable water and wastewater services or is
129	129	26 in the public interest, the Commission shall enter an order
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140	140	1 approving such rate design.
141	141	2 (e) The Commission may require the public utility in a
142	142	3 proceeding under subsection (b), in addition to and as part of
143	143	4 the required notice to its customers pursuant to Section
144	144	5 9-201, to provide a description of any rate design being
145	145	6 considered in the proceeding, a statement of the estimated
146	146	7 bill impact as a result of any rate design approved pursuant to
147	147	8 this Section, and any other information regarding the approved
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149	149	10 (f) Nothing is this Section shall be deemed to be in
150	150	11 conflict with nor construed to be in violation of any
151	151	12 provision of this Act, including, but not limited to, any
152	152	13 provision of this Article or Article VIII.
153	153	14 (g) The Commission may adopt rules to implement this
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