Bill Text: IA SF233 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to customer choice regarding the installation of certain public utility meters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-12 - Subcommittee: Koelker, Lykam, and Sinclair. S.J. 288. [SF233 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF233-Introduced.html
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BY
ZAUN
(COMPANION
TO
HF
154
BY
SHIPLEY)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
customer
choice
regarding
the
installation
1
of
certain
public
utility
meters.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
476.6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
22.
Public
utility
meters
——
customer
3
choice.
4
a.
(1)
A
public
utility
shall
not
install
a
digital
meter
5
or
smart
meter
at
a
customer’s
residence
or
place
of
business
6
on
or
after
July
1,
2019,
without
first
providing
the
customer
7
with
educational
information
regarding
the
full
scope
of
8
the
digital
meter
or
smart
meter’s
functioning
and
effects,
9
including
but
not
limited
to
health
and
safety
warnings,
and
10
the
opportunity
to
consent
to
the
installation
or
refuse
such
11
consent
by
electing
to
keep
or
receive
an
electromechanical
12
analog
meter
instead
of
the
digital
meter
or
smart
meter.
13
(2)
A
public
utility
shall
offer
to
replace
a
digital
meter
14
or
smart
meter
with
an
electromechanical
analog
meter
free
of
15
charge
and
at
any
time
upon
a
customer’s
request.
16
(3)
A
public
utility
shall
not
offer
to
provide
or
provide
17
discounted
rates
to
customers
in
exchange
for
obtaining
the
18
customer’s
consent
to
install
a
digital
meter
or
smart
meter,
19
and
shall
not
charge
a
fee,
assessment,
or
higher
rate
to
any
20
customer
choosing
not
to
consent
to
the
installation
of
a
21
digital
meter
or
smart
meter,
or
requesting
the
replacement
of
22
a
digital
meter
or
smart
meter
with
an
electromechanical
analog
23
meter.
24
(4)
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
this
25
subsection.
26
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection:
27
(1)
“Digital
meter”
means
a
public
utility
meter
which
uses
28
electronic
components
and
produces
conducted
emissions.
29
(2)
“Electromechanical
analog
meter”
means
a
public
30
utility
meter
which
is
purely
electric
and
mechanical,
uses
31
no
electronic
components,
has
no
radio
frequency
or
conducted
32
emissions,
and
is
not
upgraded
to
function
as
a
digital
meter
33
or
smart
meter.
34
(3)
“Smart
meter”
means
an
advanced
metering
infrastructure
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device
which
uses
radio
or
other
wireless
means
for
two-way
1
communication
between
the
device
and
a
public
utility,
an
2
advanced
meter
reading
device
using
radio
or
other
wireless
3
means
for
one-way
communication
between
the
device
and
a
public
4
utility,
or
any
public
utility
meter
that
emits
wireless
5
radiofrequency
electromagnetic
radiation
or
requires
a
direct
6
current
to
operate.
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
customer
choice
regarding
the
11
installation
of
certain
public
utility
meters.
12
The
bill
defines
“digital
meter”
to
mean
a
public
utility
13
meter
which
uses
electronic
components
and
produces
conducted
14
emissions.
“Electromechanical
analog
meter”
is
defined
as
a
15
public
utility
meter
which
is
purely
electric
and
mechanical,
16
uses
no
electronic
components,
has
no
radio
frequency
or
17
conducted
emissions,
and
is
not
upgraded
to
function
as
a
18
digital
meter
or
smart
meter.
“Smart
meter”
is
defined
as
a
19
device
which
uses
radio
or
other
wireless
means
for
two-way
or
20
one-way
communication
between
the
device
and
a
public
utility,
21
or
any
public
utility
meter
that
emits
wireless
radiofrequency
22
electromagnetic
radiation
or
requires
a
direct
current
to
23
operate.
24
The
bill
provides
that
a
public
utility
shall
not
install
a
25
digital
meter
or
smart
meter
at
a
customer’s
residence
or
place
26
of
business
on
or
after
July
1,
2019,
without
first
providing
27
the
customer
with
educational
information
regarding
the
28
full
scope
of
the
meter’s
functioning
and
effects,
including
29
health
and
safety
warnings,
and
the
opportunity
to
consent
30
to
the
installation
or
refuse
such
consent
by
electing
to
31
keep
or
receive
an
electromechanical
analog
meter
instead
of
32
the
digital
meter
or
smart
meter.
A
public
utility
shall
33
offer
to
replace
a
digital
meter
or
smart
meter
with
an
34
electromechanical
analog
meter
free
of
charge
and
at
any
time
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upon
a
customer’s
request.
A
public
utility
shall
not
offer
to
1
provide
or
provide
discounted
rates
to
customers
in
exchange
2
for
obtaining
consent
to
install
a
digital
meter
or
smart
3
meter,
and
shall
not
charge
a
fee,
assessment,
or
higher
rate
4
to
any
customer
choosing
not
to
consent
to
the
installation
of
5
a
digital
meter
or
smart
meter,
or
requesting
the
replacement
6
of
such
meter
with
an
electromechanical
analog
meter.
The
bill
7
directs
the
Iowa
utilities
board
to
adopt
rules
to
implement
8
the
bill’s
provisions.
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