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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)

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  • 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    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/SB 1572, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/12/2011 at 12:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

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  • SB 1572, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2011 at 9:09 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2011 (pdf)
    Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2011 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    143956 - Amendment
    Delete line 21 and insert:     		Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    (Smith)     		4/8/2011
    12:36 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/12/2011     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/11/2011 1:00 PM Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 14 Yeas - 0 Nays

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