2010 House Bill 6140

Impose restrictions on utility shutoff for nonpayment

Introduced in the House

May 5, 2010

Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D-5)

To prohibit a utility from shutting off the service of a low income customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills unless it gives the user a chance to make payments on the account equal to 10 percent of the person’s monthly income.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology