Bill Text: IA HF505 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to meter installation or replacement by a utility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-13 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF505 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF505-Introduced.html
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HOUSE
FILE
505
BY
RINKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
meter
installation
or
replacement
by
a
1
utility.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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H.F.
505
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
476.85
Utility
meters.
1
A
public
utility
shall
not
charge
a
customer
an
additional
2
fee
associated
with
the
cost
of
the
installation
or
replacement
3
of
a
meter
installed
by
the
utility
to
measure
a
customer’s
4
usage
of
a
utility’s
services.
All
costs
incurred
in
the
5
installation
or
replacement
of
a
meter
shall
be
paid
by
the
6
utility.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
relates
to
meter
installation
or
replacement
by
a
11
utility.
12
The
bill
provides
that
a
utility
shall
not
charge
a
customer
13
a
fee
for
the
installation
or
replacement
of
a
meter
that
14
measures
the
customer’s
usage
of
a
utility’s
services.
The
15
utility
shall
bear
the
costs
of
the
installation
or
replacement
16
of
a
meter.
17
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