Introduced
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To prohibit utilities from charging customers extra to pay the delinquent bills of low income households, which had been authorized in a provision of an earlier statute that was later repealed. Money the utilities have already collected for this would be returned to customers. House Bill 5189 appropriates federal welfare money for the same purpose.
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
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To authorize payment of state subsidies to certain energy efficiency projects that had been previously approved.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To clarify details of how refunds will be allocated to customers from whom utility surcharges were collected after authority to do so was repealed.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To clarify that the bill applies to natural gas and electric utilities.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 62 to 46 (details)
To prohibit utilities from charging customers extra to pay the delinquent bills of low income households, which had been authorized in a provision of an earlier statute that was later repealed. Money the utilities have already collected for this would be returned to customers. House Bill 5189 appropriates $62 million in federal welfare money for the same purpose.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that makes it part of a House-Senate compromise to extend the surcharge for a limited time and also use other state tax revenue to pay these subsidies.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)
To prohibit utilities from charging customers extra to pay the delinquent bills of low income households, but only starting nine months after the bill becomes law. The surcharge had been authorized in a provision of an earlier statute that was later repealed. Money the utilities have already collected for this would be returned to customers. The final version of this bill, plus Senate Bill 364 and 864, include different parts of a House-Senate compromise to extend the surcharge as described, plus add $10 million in state "general fund" tax revenue, to pay the subsidies this year.
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Passed in the House 100 to 6 (details)
