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2023 SESSION
SB 849 Public utilities; customer consent to install smart meter.
Introduced by: Amanda F. Chase | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Public utilities; customer consent to install smart meter. Prohibits a public utility from installing a smart meter, defined in the bill, on the premises of a customer without first obtaining such customer's consent to such installation. The bill requires a public utility, for any smart meter installed by a public utility prior to July 1, 2023, to provide the customer an opportunity to consent to the previous installation. The bill requires a public utility to offer to remove a smart meter without cost to the customer that was installed without obtaining the customer's consent. The bill prohibits a public utility from (i) discontinuing service to a customer who does not consent to the installation of a smart meter; (ii) charging a fee, assessment, or higher rate to a customer who does not consent to the installation of a smart meter; or (iii) providing or offering to provide discounted rates to a customer in exchange for obtaining the customer's consent to install a smart meter.
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HISTORY
- 12/29/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102376D
- 12/29/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)