Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric services, so as to require that an electric supplier hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential consumer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for the renewal of such abeyance period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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LC 56 0591S/hs
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LC 56 0591S/hcs
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was restructured into a committee substitute version with updated sponsor information and minor formatting adjustments. The substantive legislative content regarding electrical service regulations remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Removed committee offer language indicating this was a substitute proposal from the House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications.
Added formal committee substitute header identifying the bill as HB 641 with updated sponsor representatives.
Minor formatting adjustment to section numbering and spacing in the legislative text.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
115–22
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 151
Mar 6, 2026
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
R
Republican87
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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