STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 54th Legislature (2014)

SENATE BILL 2017	By:	Shortey

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to public utilities; prohibiting public utilities under the jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission from installing certain smart meter devices in customer residences; requiring immediate suspension of certain device installation pending notification; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 710.9 of Title 17, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
On and after the effective date of this act, any public utility under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Corporation Commission, shall be prohibited from instituting any new program involving the installation of any smart meter device, which utilizes radio frequency to remotely read or transmit electronic data, in the residence of any customer.  Any public utility company previously authorized by the Commission to install smart meter devices in customer residences shall immediately suspend installation of any such devices not installed and operational on the effective date of this act, pending notification and express approval from the Commission before installation of any additional smart meter devices.
SECTION 2.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

54-2-3204	 MJM	1/16/2014 6:23:09 PM