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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4595

Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Dave Vella

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

See Index

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce
Commission shall monitor the impact of each public utility in the State on
overall consumer savings and on the electrical grid of the State. Requires
the Commission to submit an annual report to the Governor, the Attorney
General, and the General Assembly that summarizes the results of the
Commission's efforts no later than one year after the effective date of the
amendatory Act and annually thereafter. Provides that a utility shall cap
residential rates for qualifying households at a set monthly maximum
during a city, county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency
or an extreme heat warning that covers the area of the utility in which the
qualifying household is located. Provides that each utility in the State
shall file with the Commission prior to December 1 of each year a plan
detailing the implementation of a residential rate cap. Provides that all
plans are subject to review and approval by the Commission and that the
Commission may direct a utility to modify its plan to comply with the
requirements of the amendatory provisions. In provisions concerning
Disconnection Protection Programs, provides that a customer who submits
documentation that shows that the customer is enrolled in the Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Percentage of Income Payment
Plan (PIPP), or Medicaid shall be granted protection under a utility's
Disconnection Protection Program upon the receipt of the customer's
documentation. Provides that, if the utility, upon reviewing the
customer's documentation, determines that the documentation does not
provide sufficient proof that the customer is enrolled in LIHEAP, PIPP, or
Medicaid, the utility may remove the customer from the utility's
Disconnection Protection Program. Provides that an electric utility that
offers at least one market-based rate option, including, but not limited
to, net electricity metering, for retail customers who choose to take
power and energy supply service from the utility shall limit peak hour
rates under the market-based rate option to no more than 150% of the rate
that the customer would otherwise pay if the customer was not using the
market-based rate option. Makes other changes.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
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Sections 8-206.5 and by adding Sections 4-616, 8-205.5, and
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16-107.10 as follows:

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(220 ILCS 5/4-616 new)
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Sec. 4-616.
Commission reporting.
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(a) The Commission shall monitor the impact of each public
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utility in this State on overall consumer savings and on the
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electrical grid of this State.
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(b) The Commission shall submit an annual report to the
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Governor, the Attorney General, and the General Assembly that
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summarizes the results of the Commission's efforts under
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subsection (a) no later than one year after the effective date
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of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly and
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annually thereafter.

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(220 ILCS 5/8-205.5 new)
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Sec. 8-205.5.
Bill cap for extreme weather conditions.

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(a) A utility shall cap residential rates for qualifying
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households at a set monthly maximum during a city, county, or
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State declaration of a winter weather emergency or an extreme

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heat warning that covers the area of the utility in which the
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qualifying household is located.
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For the purpose of this subsection (a), "qualifying
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household" means a household where:
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(i) a person using the household as that person's
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principal place of residence is 65 years of age or older;
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(ii) a person using the household as that person's
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principal place of residence qualifies as a person with a
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disability, as defined under the federal Supplemental
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Security Income program, and is medically fragile and
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technology dependent; or
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(iii) the household meets the definition of
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"low-income household" under the Illinois Affordable
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Housing Act.
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(b) Each utility in this State shall file with the
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Commission prior to December 1 of each year a plan detailing
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the implementation of this Section. All plans are subject to
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review and approval by the Commission. The Commission may
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direct a utility to modify its plan to comply with the
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requirements of this Section.
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(c) A utility that has a plan on file with the Commission
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shall not be required to resubmit a new plan each year.
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However, any alteration of the plan on file must be submitted
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to and approved by the Commission prior to December 1 of that
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year.

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(220 ILCS 5/8-206.5)
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Sec. 8-206.5.
Disconnection Protection Program.
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(a) No later than June 1, 2025, each electric and gas
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utility serving more than 500,000 customers in this State
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shall implement a Disconnection Protection Program, whereby
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customers who have applied for assistance through the Low
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Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) or Percentage
8
of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) shall be temporarily protected
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from disconnection for 30 days after the utility receives
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notice from a local administrative agency that the customer
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has submitted an application to LIHEAP or PIPP and, in cases
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where LIHEAP or PIPP assistance is received, for another 45
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days after receiving the notice. Any customer who applies for,
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but does not receive, LIHEAP or PIPP assistance shall, by
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operation of this Section, only be temporarily protected from
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disconnection once in any program year.
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(b) Each electric and gas utility may recover costs for
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implementation, administration, and ongoing operation of its
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Disconnection Protection Program through the utility's revenue
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requirement, subject to a review for prudence and
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reasonableness by the Commission.
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(c) A customer who submits to an electric or gas utility
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documentation that shows that the customer is enrolled in the
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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the
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Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), or a medical
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assistance program established under Article V of the Illinois

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Public Aid Code shall be granted protection under the
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utility's Disconnection Protection Program upon the receipt of
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the customer's documentation by the utility. If the utility,
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upon reviewing the customer's documentation, determines that
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the documentation does not provide sufficient proof that the
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customer is enrolled in LIHEAP, PIPP, or a medical assistance
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program established under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid
8
Code, the utility may remove the customer from the utility's
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Disconnection Protection Program. A utility shall provide
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notice to a customer when the customer is granted protection
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under a Disconnection Protection Program pursuant to this
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subsection (c) and when the customer has been removed from the
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utility's Disconnection Protection Program.

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(Source: P.A. 103-661, eff. 1-1-25
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(220 ILCS 5/16-107.10 new)
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Sec. 16-107.10.
Market-based rate option cap.
An electric
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utility that offers at least one market-based rate option,
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including, but not limited to, net electricity metering under
19
the terms of Section 16-107.5, for retail customers who choose
20
to take power and energy supply service from the utility shall
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limit peak hour rates under the market-based rate option to no
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more than 150% of the rate that the customer would otherwise
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pay if the customer was not using the market-based rate
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option.

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INDEX

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Statutes amended in order of appearance

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220 ILCS 5/4-616 new
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220 ILCS 5/8-205.5 new
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220 ILCS 5/8-206.5
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220 ILCS 5/16-107.10 new

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