Bill Text: DE HB74 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 26 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Public Utilities.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-19 - Stricken [HB74 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB74-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Bolden & Rep. Schwartzkopf & Sen. Townsend |
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Reps. Dukes, Gray, Heffernan, Jaques, J. Johnson, Lynn, Matthews, Miro, Osienski; Sens. Ennis, Henry |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 74 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. |
Section 1.Amend §117(b), Title 26 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§117 Termination of service or sale.
(b) No person who engages in the distribution and sale of gas, water, wastewater, or electricity for use or consumption in any dwelling unit shall discontinue service or sale thereof due to nonpayment of past charges for such service or sale to the occupants of that dwelling unit and owed by the occupants thereof without at least 72 hours' notice to said occupants of intention to so terminate, except as otherwise provided by this section.If the dwelling unit is part of a condominium or cooperative, the person shall also be required to provide at least 72 hours' notice to the dwelling unit's unit owners' association of the intention to so terminate.For purposes of this subsection, "condominium", "cooperative" and "unit owners' association" are as defined in �81-103 of Title 25.
Section 2.This Act shall take effect upon its enactment.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill requires a utility provider to alert the homeowner's association for any condominium or cooperative at least 72 hours before shutting off the service, in addition to notifying the occupants of the dwelling unit. |
