UTILITIES-ILLNESS DISCONNECT
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that notwithstanding existing administrative rules, discontinuance of service to residential service is prohibited for up to 90 days when discontinuance of service will aggravate an existing serious illness of any person that is a permanent resident of the premise where service is rendered if the customer complies with specified criteria. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2007
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 25, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 20, 2007
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 013-000-000
Mar 20, 2007
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 20, 2007
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Public Utilities Committee
Feb 27, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
Feb 21, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
David E. Miller
DDemocratic
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