# Illinois HB1274: MANUFACTURED HOME UTILITY BILL Illinois HB1274, MANUFACTURED HOME UTILITY BILL, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Maurice A. West, II (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-03-27 (House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1274-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1274 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: MANUFACTURED HOME UTILITY BILL - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2026-03-27, House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: public utilities - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that in a community of manufactured homes, where the water system in the community is connected to a municipal public water supply system, potable water shall be provided at each manufactured home site. Provides that where a manufactured home community owner or operator bills the residents of the community using monthly line-item charges for utilities, including, but not limited to, water, those charges shall be based on either: (i) a resident's actual usage, as measured by submeters installed on each manufactured home site within the community; or (ii) a ratio utility billing system, in the absence of submeters, in which charges for water shall be divided by certain criteria, including, but not limited to, the number of occupants per household, the square footage of the manufactured home, or other factors. Provides that the ratio utility billing system shall not bill all residents of the community equally for a water utility bill issued to the manufactured home community owner or operator by the municipal public water supply system. Provides that where a manufactured home community does not have existing submeters, submeters shall be installed at the expense of the manufactured home community owner or operator. Provides that the community owner or operator shall be considered the water supplier and is the party responsible for the water distribution system up to the individual service line at each manufactured home site. Provides that the owner or operator shall be responsible for all maintenance and associated costs of any meters and submeters, within the community, installed outside and beneath a manufactured home. Provides that the amendatory Act shall not apply to any manufactured home community that has its own water source, including, but not limited to, a well. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House ## Actions (14) - 2026-03-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-27: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Assigned to Public Utilities Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-21: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House) - 2025-03-04: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee (House) - 2025-02-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-27: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to Public Utilities Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-10: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1274ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1274.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1274ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1274.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1274-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).