| Last Action | 02/07/25: to Natural Resources & Energy (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to utility disconnection protections. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 234 |
| Sponsor | L. Willner |
| Summary of Original Version | 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, including Friday, and before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 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 promulgate administrative regulations and issue an order setting forth any applicable rules and procedures. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Energy - Utility disconnection requirements, electric and gas utilities Fuel - Utility disconnection requirements, electric and gas utilities Physicians and Practitioners - Utility disconnection requirements, certificate of need, persons at risk Public Assistance - Utility disconnection requirements, electric and gas utilities Public Health - Utility disconnection requirements, certificate of need, persons at risk Public Utilities - Utility disconnection requirements, electric and gas utilities State Agencies - Public Service Commission, utility disconnection, rules and procedures Charitable Organizations and Institutions - Utility disconnection requirements, certificate of need, community and faith-based services |
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