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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5257   </title>
<shortdesc>MUNI CD-SPC ASSESSMENT-UTILITY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>65 ILCS 5/11-20-7.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/11-117-10.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any municipality that owns or operates a public utility may collect delinquent utility charges that are owed to that public utility as a special assessment if the charges are more than 90-days past due. Provides that a municipality may impose a special assessment for the purpose of collecting costs associated with the removal of nuisance greenery. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>65 ILCS 5/11-117-10.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Removes a Section that authorizes any municipality that owns or operates a public utility to collect delinquent utility charges that are owed to that public utility as a special assessment if the charges are more than 90-days past due. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>65 ILCS 5/11-20-7.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>65 ILCS 5/9-2-4.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In a Section concerning special assessments associated with certain ordinance violations, changes the definition of "Code" to include any municipal ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of grass, trees, bushes, and weeds (now, grass and weeds).</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Cities &amp; Villages Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities &amp; Villages Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Cities &amp; Villages Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities &amp; Villages Committee;  012-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee;  003-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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