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HB 773: Medically Essential Electric Utility Service

GENERAL BILL by Maggard

Medically Essential Electric Utility Service; Specifies that fact that certain electric utilities must provide medically essential electric service does not require them to otherwise be regulated by PSC; provides notification requirements for electric utilities relating to certification process for obtaining medically essential electric service & service disconnection; provides certification requirements for customers; specifies duties of electric utilities; revises penalties for falsification of such certification; requires certain health care practitioners to inform certain patients of such certification process; requires such practitioners to provide patients with completed medical certifications & document certification.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  2. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/25/2019 House • Filed
12/16/2019 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee; Commerce Committee -HJ 65
1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Webster Hall
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 65
1/15/2020 House • Favorable by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 392
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 392
1/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 01/30/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
1/30/2020 House • Favorable by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 472
• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 472
2/4/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/06/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2/6/2020 House • Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -HJ 526
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 526
2/13/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20
2/19/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 588
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/20/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 610
• Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 610
2/26/2020 Senate • In Messages
2/27/2020 Senate • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations -SJ 365
3/2/2020 Senate • Received -SJ 365
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology