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CS/SB 1572: Termination of Gas or Electric Service

GENERAL BILL by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities ; Siplin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith

Termination of Gas or Electric Service; Prohibits any utility from terminating a senior citizen's or low-income family's gas or electric service for nonpayment on any day, or on the following 2 calendar days, during which the National Weather Service forecasts extreme temperatures in the area of the utility in which the senior citizen or low-income family resides, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2011 Senate • Filed
3/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 176
• Introduced -SJ 176
4/6/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 04/11/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/11/2011 Senate • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 470
4/12/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/13/2011 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 470
4/26/2011 Senate • CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 488
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs