Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if gas or electricity is used as the only source of space cooling or to control or operate the only space cooling equipment at a residence, then a utility may not terminate gas or electric utility service to a residential user for nonpayment of bills: (1) on any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above; (2) on any day preceding a holiday or weekend when the National Weather Service for the following 24 hours covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located includes a forecast that the temperature will be 85 degrees (rather than 95 degrees) Fahrenheit or above during the holiday or weekend; or (3) when the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch, heat advisory, or excessive heat warning covering the area of the utility in which the residence is located.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0019 [HB1541 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2023-06-13	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2023-05-08	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2023-03-21	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2023-01-30	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2023-03-10	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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