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• Introduced by Rep. Jeff Mayes (D) on March 19, 2009, to give the state Attorney General or any customer the authority to sue a municipal utility that failed to comply with restrictions on shutting off the service of a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills, if the shutoff caused injury or death.
  • 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-2) 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 by voice vote in the House on March 31, 2009.
• Passed 104 to 6 in the House on March 31, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• 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 following amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass: 1. Amend page 2, line 7, after "SHALL" by striking out "ESTABLISHED" and inserting "ESTABLISH".
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on October 6, 2009. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 6, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on December 17, 2009.