Introduced
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To require utility companies to send a written notice by certified mail at least 15 days before shutting off service 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 requires utilities to follow existing or new regulations on shutoffs.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 103 to 7 (details)
To prohibit a municipal utility from shutting off the service of a customer with medical emergencies or billing disputes, and who hasn’t paid his or her bills, unless the company has complied with state administrative rules on this.
Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities
