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SB 616: Medically Essential Electricity

GENERAL BILL by Dawson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Holzendorf

Medically Essential Electricity; requires municipalities that provide electric utility service to provide medically essential service in same manner & according to same procedures as nonmunicipal public utilities; authorizes municipalities to disconnect service under certain circumstances; provides for notice to customers; provides for payment for service & for monitoring of customers; forbids disconnection unless payment schedule is not adhered to, etc. Amends 366.15.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 3/22/2002 Senate - Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/30/2001 Senate • Prefiled
    12/27/2001 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Productivity
    1/22/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00044; On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/24/02, 2:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
    2/21/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/26/02, 4:30 pm, 110-S
    2/26/2002 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00347
    2/27/2002 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00347
    3/22/2002 Senate • Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity

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  • SB 616, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/1/2001 at 1:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/2/2002 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    366.15 Medically essential electric public utility service.

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