File Code: Utility Regulation
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 478/98 - ENV
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 126
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Astle, Bromwell, Hafer, Madden, Hooper,
McFadden, Exum, Hughes, Teitelbaum, Mitchell, Colburn, Sfikas, and
Conway
- Entitled:
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Steam Heating Companies
Eliminating the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission over
steam heating companies; providing that a steam heating company is an
"owner" for purposes of specified underground utility provisions;
requiring a steam heating company to abide by a specified rate
structure, and to maintain service to its customers, for a specified
time period; requiring a steam heating company that ceases to be a
regulated public service company under the Act to notify its customers
by a specified date; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/3
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 2/18 at 2:30 p.m.
- 2/10
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/15
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/8
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:30 p.m.
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/7
- Return Passed
- 5/27
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/26
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/3
- Third Reading Passed (130-1)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
- INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
- JURISDICTION
- NOTICES
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Public Utility Companies
- (
1-101 ,
1-101 ,
1-101 ,
4-401 ,
4-402 ,
6-202 ,
12-101
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 197269/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 19, 1999 at:
10:35 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 23, 1999: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- April 3, 1999: Third Reading Passed (130-1)
