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.
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
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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 |