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• Introduced by Sen. Jim Barcia (D) on May 5, 2009, to prohibit a municipal utility from shutting off the service of an elderly or low income customer who hasn’t paid his or her bills unless it has complied with state administrative rules on this.
  • Referred to the Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on May 5, 2009.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 7, 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 Senate on October 7, 2009.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on October 8, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on October 8, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on October 8, 2009.
    • Referred in the House on October 20, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on January 21, 2010.