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 and Technology
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that bans or restricts heating season shutoffs of seniors or certain low income customers.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 104 to 6 (details)
To prohibit municipal utilities from shutting off service during the heating season of a customer who is a senior citizen who hasn’t paid his or her bills, or of a low income customer if the individual pays 7 percent of his or her annual charges and applies for government heating subsidies.
Referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the following amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass: 1. Amend page 2, line 3, after the first "THE" by striking out "CUSTOMER PAYS" and inserting "ELIGIBLE CUSTOMER ENTERS INTO A WINTER PROTECTION PAYMENT PLAN TO PAY". 2. Amend page 2, line 5, after the first "CUSTOMER" by inserting "OR THE ELIGIBLE CUSTOMER AND THE UTILITY MUTUALLY AGREE UPON A WINTER PROTECTION PAYMENT PLAN WITH DIFFERENT TERMS". 3. Amend page 2, line 13, by striking out all of subsection (2) and renumbering the remaining subsections. 4. Amend page 2, line 20, after "OF" by striking out "THIS SECTION" and inserting "A WINTER PROTECTION PAYMENT PLAN".
Amendment offered
To clarify that entering a winter protection payment plan is one of the ways a delinquent customer can avoid a service shutoff.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require a shut off notice sent by the utility to include information on a government social welfare question line ("211").
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To prohibit municipal utilities from shutting off service during the heating season of a customer who is a senior citizen who hasn’t paid his or her bills, or of a low income customer if the individual pays 7 percent of his or her annual charges as part of a monthly winter protection plan, and applies for government heating subsidies.
Passed in the House 103 to 3 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
