VA HB2213 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Commerce and Energy
Pending: House Commerce and Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Electric utilities; planned service outages; notice to customers. Requires an electric utility to issue a notice of a planned service outage, defined in the bill, to each affected customer at least 24 hours in advance of the planned service outage. The bill requires the electric utility to make reasonable attempts to minimize the inconvenience to affected customers, consistent with safety and security considerations. The provisions of the bill do not apply to unplanned or unscheduled interruptions in service, an interruption in service pursuant to a tariff or agreement approved by the Commission, or a curtailment or interruption of service to customers under an interruptible rate classification when the curtailment or interruption of service occurs pursuant to the affected customer's service agreement.

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Title

Electric utilities; planned service outages, notice to customers.

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Roll Calls

2023-01-17 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N) (Y: 3 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-07HouseLeft in Commerce and Energy
2023-01-17HouseSubcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 4-N)
2023-01-16HouseAssigned sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
2023-01-11HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102947D

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