Introduced
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To give the state Public Service Commission the authority to establish the penalties on a utility that fails to comply with restrictions on shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that imposes shutoff restrictions for "critical care" customers.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 103 to 6 (details)
To require a utility postpone shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills for up to 63 days if the customer is a household with a “critical care” individual requiring the use of life support.
Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To require a utility postpone shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills for up to 63 days if the customer is a household with a “critical care” individual requiring the use of life support.
