Delaware House Bill 177 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Passed on September 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-09-03 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill requires utilities to maintain a third party notification system that allows a customer to designate a third party to receive notice prior to a termination of service. This bill also specifically allows condominium and common interest communities to adopt bylaws that require unit owners to designate the unit owners’ association as a third party to receive notification prior to a termination of utility service. Finally, this bill directs the Common Interest Community Ombudsman to promulgate a form bylaw for use by common interest community associations and unit owners to designate the Home Owners’ Association as a third party to receive notification of a termination of service pursuant to any third party notification system.

An Act To Amend Titles 25 And 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Utilities And The Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.

Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Sean Matthews [D]
Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]

2015-06-30 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-03	House	Signed by Governor
2015-06-30	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-30	Senate	Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2015-06-18	Senate	Assigned to Energy & Transit Committee in Senate
2015-06-18	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-18	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2015-06-18	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2015-06-17	House	Reported Out of Committee (HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2015-06-11	House	Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/0357ec301399317b85257e600064c929?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+177/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+177/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/1b079f6c723ca16b85257e75000c81b2?OpenDocument