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2009 Senate Bill 326: Impose restrictions on utility shutoff for nonpayment
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- Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on March 4, 2009, to prohibit electric utilities from capping the amount of power used by a customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills until the state Public Service Commission establishes uniform rules that utilities must follow for this.
- Referred to the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on March 4, 2009.
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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 326 (Impose restrictions on utility shutoff for nonpayment ) by jmangan on March 9, 2009They can collect payment the same way credit cards and banks do, through legal collection proceedings. No other business is allowed to kill people to collect a debt.
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so why not just have the utility provided by the state? that way we can have universal heat to go with our universal healthcare. you never do say how the utility is supposed to foot the bill for all the gas or electricity it provides those who cannot and will not pay.
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How about we impose restrictions on utility shutoff for nonpayment. Wow, that's just what this thread is about. Nothing in the bill about solar heating.
Being poor shouldn't be a death sentence.
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