Kentucky House Bill 180

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-4)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-08 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to create winter and summer temperature standards for disconnection of service by retail electric and gas utilities; allow resumption of disconnection only after a 72-hour period during which the temperature standard is exceeded; establish a certificate of need for persons who are at risk if utility service is disconnected that can be provided by a physician, physician assistant, community-based service organization, or faith-based service organization; prohibit disconnection of service on holidays and weekends and before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. on weekdays; allow for reconnection of service for partial payment with a payment plan; require waiver of termination fees, reconnection fees, and late fees for customers having obtained a certificate of need; require utility to make reasonable effort towards reestablishing service for a customer terminated after having obtained a certificate of need but no more than 24 hours after repayment is commenced; require separate, written notice 14 days prior to a disconnection to residential household; require that notice be distinguishable from the regular billing notices; establish font size and typeset for material to be printed on the notice; require a hardship reconnection order for persons at risk who have had service terminated by the utility after meeting specific repayment requirements; require the Public Service Commission to issue an order setting forth any applicable rules and procedures.

AN ACT relating to public utilities.

Rep. Lisa Willner [D]	Rep. Jason Nemes [R]	Rep. Jared Bauman [R]	Rep. Kevin Bratcher [R]
Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Emily Callaway [R]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D]
Rep. Keturah Herron [D]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]	Rep. Rachel Roarx [D]
Rep. Sarah Stalker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-08	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb180.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb180/orig_bill.pdf