104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2535 Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a fire protection charge by a public utility shall be no greater than the average cost spent by the public utility on the maintenance, connection, or use of any fire protection services over the past 10 years. LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2535 Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a fire protection charge by a public utility shall be no greater than the average cost spent by the public utility on the maintenance, connection, or use of any fire protection services over the past 10 years. LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2535 Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a fire protection charge by a public utility shall be no greater than the average cost spent by the public utility on the maintenance, connection, or use of any fire protection services over the past 10 years. LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b A BILL FOR HB2535LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b HB2535 LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b HB2535 LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing 5 Section 9-223 as follows: 6 (220 ILCS 5/9-223) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223) 7 Sec. 9-223. Fire protection charge. 8 (a) The Commission may authorize any public utility 9 engaged in the production, storage, transmission, sale, 10 delivery or furnishing of water to impose a fire protection 11 charge, in addition to any rate authorized by this Act, 12 sufficient to cover a reasonable portion of the cost of 13 providing the capacity, facilities and the water necessary to 14 meet the fire protection needs of any municipality or public 15 fire protection district. Such fire protection charge shall be 16 in the form of a fixed amount per bill and shall be shown 17 separately on the utility bill of each customer of the 18 municipality or fire protection district. Any filing by a 19 public utility to impose such a fire protection charge or to 20 modify a charge shall be made pursuant to Section 9-201 of this 21 Act. Any fire protection charge imposed shall reflect the 22 costs associated with providing fire protection service for 23 each municipality or fire protection district and shall be no 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2535 Introduced , by Rep. Nabeela Syed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a fire protection charge by a public utility shall be no greater than the average cost spent by the public utility on the maintenance, connection, or use of any fire protection services over the past 10 years. LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b A BILL FOR 220 ILCS 5/9-223 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-223 LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b HB2535 LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b HB2535- 2 -LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b HB2535 - 2 - LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b HB2535 - 2 - LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b HB2535 - 2 - LRB104 08237 AAS 18287 b