Introduced
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To prohibit a municipal utility from shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills unless it has complied with state administrative rules on this.
Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To allow a service shutoff at a residence occupied by someone who is not the customer (account holder) if it would be feasible to put the account in the occupant's name, but the occupant refuses.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To create an exception to a provision that allows a utility to refuse to give a delinquent customer an installment payment plan if the person has not met the terms of a previous payment plan. The amendment would mandate the utility do this if the twice-delinquent customer demonstrates a "significant change in economic circumstances".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish a new date on which the bill will go into effect if passed.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 101 to 5 (details)
To prohibit a municipal utility from shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills unless it has complied with state administrative rules on this.
Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
