Last Action | 03/29/21: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 158) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to utility services. |
Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 158
Current/Final Introduced |
Fiscal Impact Statement | Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
Bill Request Number | 1174 |
Sponsors | J. Bray, D. Lewis, R. Dotson, D. Fister, M. Hart, S. Heavrin, T. Huff, DJ Johnson, W. Lawrence, S. Miles, B. Reed, S. Sheldon, B. Wesley |
Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow a water district formed pursuant to KRS Chapter 74 or a water association formed pursuant to KRS Chapter 273 to charge a late payment charge of 10% of the amount billed; specify that the late payment charge meet certain requirements; prohibit the Public Service Commission from modifying, rejecting, or suspending late payment charges established by tariff. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Government - Water district or water association, late payment charge, imposition Public Utilities - Water district or water association, late payment charge, imposition Water Supply - Water district or water association, late payment charge, imposition |
Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
Votes | Vote History |
Governor's Veto Message | Veto |
01/13/21 |
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02/02/21 |
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02/10/21 |
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02/11/21 |
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02/23/21 |
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03/01/21 |
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03/02/21 |
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03/03/21 |
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03/04/21 |
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03/16/21 |
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03/23/21 |
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03/29/21 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Summary | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow a water district formed pursuant to KRS Chapter 74 or a water association formed pursuant to KRS Chapter 273 to charge a late payment charge of 10% of the amount billed; specify that the late payment charge meet certain requirements; prohibit the Public Service Commission from modifying, rejecting, discontinuing, abolishing, or suspending late payment charges; Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to prohibit departments or officers of state government during a declared emergency from issuing any order that conflicts with the classification by the United States Department of Homeland Security of employees of utilities and other entities subject to KRS Chapters 65, 76, 96, 220, 278, or 279 as essential or critical infrastructure workers; prohibit any current or future order issued by any department or officer of state government during a declared emergency from remaining in or taking effect that would prohibit or impair a utility subject to or created under KRS Chapter 96 from terminating service for a customer's non-payment of a utility bill or assessing or collecting penalties for non-payment. |
Index Headings |
Disasters - Emergencies, executive orders, municipal utility shut-off moratoria, prohibition Disasters - Emergencies, executive orders, utility employee reclassification, prohibition Federal Laws and Regulations - Emergencies, executive orders, utility employee reclassification, prohibition Home Rule - Emergencies, executive orders, municipal utility shut-off moratoria, prohibition Local Government - Water district or water association, late payment charge, imposition Public Utilities - Emergencies, executive orders, municipal utility shut-off moratoria, prohibition Public Utilities - Emergencies, executive orders, utility employee reclassification, prohibition Public Utilities - Water district or water association, late payment charge, imposition State Agencies - Emergencies, executive orders, utility employee reclassification, prohibition Water Supply - Water district or water association, late payment charge, imposition Homeland Security - Emergencies, executive orders, utility employee reclassification, prohibition Cities - Emergencies, executive orders, municipal utility shut-off moratoria, prohibition |
Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | M. Meredith |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 272 |
Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
Summary | Retain provisions of HB 272/GA; provide that any late payment charge imposed by a water district or water association shall be waived for any bill or portion of a bill for which a customer has received third-party billing assistance through the Low-Income Household Drinking Water and Wastewater Emergency Assistance Program or other public or charitable source. |
Index Headings |
Public Assistance - Water district or water association, late payment charge, waiver, charitable or public assistance Public Utilities - Water district or water association, late payment charge, waiver, charitable or public assistance Water Supply - Water district or water association, late payment charge, waiver, charitable or public assistance Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Water district or water association, late payment charge, waiver, charitable or public assistance Local Mandate - Water district or water association, late payment charge, waiver, charitable or public assistance Local Government - Water district or water association, late payment charge, waiver, charitable or public assistance |
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