HOUSE BILL 596

File Code: Utility Regulation Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1340/10 - ECM

Sponsored By:

Delegate Davis

Entitled:

Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Account Information

Synopsis:

Requiring an electric or gas distribution utility, on written request of a specified competitive supplier, to provide specified information about customer accounts to the supplier, subject to specified restrictions; requiring the distribution utility to provide the information in a specified form and to update it periodically; authorizing a customer to refuse authorization to share specified information; requiring a distribution utility to notify a specified supplier when specified authorization is withdrawn; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

House Action

2/9

First Reading Economic Matters

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/15

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

3/16

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/18

Third Reading Passed (140-0)

Senate Action

3/21

First Reading Finance

3/22

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices

Disclosure

Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer

Notices

Privacy

Public Service Commission

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Public Utilities

( 7-510.1 , 7-640 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Economic Matters

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 18, 2011: Third Reading Passed (140-0)