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CS/HB 687: Medically Essential Electric Service

GENERAL BILL by Utilities & Telecommunications ; Romeo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gannon ; Bucher ; Sobel ; Lerner ; McGriff ; Greenstein ; Gelber ; Weissman ; Cusack ; Peterman ; Betancourt ; Joyner ; Machek ; Hogan ; Kendrick ; Heyman ; Ritter ; Rich ; Lynn ; Murman ; Fields

Medically Essential Electric Service; provides definition; requires electric public utilities to provide medically essential service under specified circumstances; provides procedures for certification of medically essential utility service; authorizes utilities to disconnect service under certain circumstances; provides for notice to customers, payment for service & monitoring of customers; provides for identification of sources for funding purposes, etc. Creates 366.15.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/26/2001 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 224 (Ch. 2001-49) -HJ 00954
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/23/2001 House • Prefiled
3/2/2001 House • Referred to Utilities & Telecommunications (RIC); Health Promotion (HCC); Council for Ready Infrastructure
3/6/2001 House • Introduced, referred to Utilities & Telecommunications (RIC); Health Promotion (HCC); Council for Ready Infrastructure -HJ 00058
3/26/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Utilities & Telecommunications (RIC), 03/28/01, 1:15 pm, 404-H
3/28/2001 House • CS by Utilities & Telecommunications (RIC); YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00455
4/3/2001 House • CS read first time on 04/03/01 -HJ 00453; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00455
4/4/2001 House • Now in Health Promotion (HCC) -HJ 00455
4/10/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Promotion (HCC), 04/12/01, 9:15 am, 404-H
4/12/2001 House • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health Promotion (HCC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00533
4/13/2001 House • Now in Council for Ready Infrastructure -HJ 00533
4/17/2001 House • On Council agenda-- Council for Ready Infrastructure, 04/18/01, 10:30 am, 404-H
4/18/2001 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Council for Ready Infrastructure; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 00548
4/19/2001 House • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00548
4/25/2001 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
4/26/2001 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 224 (Ch. 2001-49) -HJ 00954