UTIL-NO TERMINATION >85 DEGREE
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at a residence, then a utility may not terminate gas or electric utility service to a residential user for nonpayment of bills: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above; (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the National Weather Service for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or weekend; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat warning covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
74–33
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
92% Yea
R
Republican40
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
83
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 015-000-000
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-033-000
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Utilities Committee; 013-007-000
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 014-008-000
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 49 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eva-Dina Delgado
DDemocratic
P
Mattie Hunter
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
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