Public Act 172 of 2009

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• Introduced by Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) on May 7, 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 Senate Energy Policy & Public Utilities Committee on May 7, 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 34 to 0 in the Senate on October 8, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on October 8, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on October 8, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on October 20, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 101 to 5 in the House on December 2, 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.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 14, 2009.