Public Act 154 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Wayne Schmidt (R) on March 19, 2009, to require municipal utilities to notify the Public Service Commission of any cases where shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills causes injury or death, and give the PSC the authority to investigate such cases.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on March 19, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 31, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 31, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 31, 2009.
• Passed in the House (109 to 1) on March 31, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on April 2, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on April 2, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 24, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on November 10, 2009, to require municipal utilities to notify the Public Service Commission of any cases where shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills causes injury or death, and give the PSC the authority to investigate such cases. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 20, 2009.