WV HB4540 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from terminating or disconnecting services during a state of emergency declared by executive order; to create a duty to restore service; to require public utility to enter into deferred payment agreement with residential customer during state of emergency; to prohibit public utility from disconnecting service for 180 days providing notice to residential customer; and to establish right of public utilities to recover funds owed in normal course following the state of emergency.
Title
Relating to the Disconnection of Residential Utility during a State of Emergency
Sponsors
Del. Kayla Young [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-01-10 | House | To House Government Organization |
2024-01-10 | House | Introduced in House |
2024-01-10 | House | To Government Organization then Judiciary |
2024-01-10 | House | Filed for introduction |