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2024 SESSION
HB 275 Public utilities; delay of termination of service for certain residential customers, report.
Introduced by: Dan I. Helmer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public utilities; delay of termination of service for certain residential customers; serious medical condition; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission to conduct a proceeding to establish limitations on the authority of public utilities and cooperatives that provide electric, gas, water, or wastewater services to terminate service to any residential customer who provides certification that the customer has a serious medical condition or the customer resides with a family member with a serious medical condition. The bill directs the Commission to adopt regulations to implement such limitations after consulting with certain stakeholders. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report by November 1, 2026, and every three years thereafter, on the effectiveness of the serious medical condition policy after implementation of the regulations and include any suggested changes to such policy for residential utility and cooperative customers.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100938D pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24100938D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB275ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/05/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100938D
- 01/05/24 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/24 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/24 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/24 House: Read first time
- 01/30/24 House: Read second time
- 01/30/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/30/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB275E
- 01/30/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24100938D-E
- 01/31/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/04/24 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/24 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/06/24 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/06/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/06/24 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB275ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 637 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0637)