Bill Title: Township assistance payment of electric bills. Allows the township trustee to deposit township assistance funds in an account of a township assistance recipient (recipient) with an electric service provider (provider) for prepaid electric service. Excludes investor owned utilities from the definition of "electric service provider". Provides that the provider holds the township assistance funds as a fiduciary for the township trustee. Establishes deadlines for the provider to remit township assistance funds to the township trustee if: (1) the township trustee demands remittance of any township assistance funds remaining in the recipient's account; or (2) the recipient's account with the provider

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2016-03-23 - Public Law 134 [SB0217 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Brandt Hershman [R]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	SD-007	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Erin Houchin [R]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	SD-047	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lonnie Randolph [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	800-382-9467	SD-002	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Heath VanNatter [R]	Primary	Webmail	317-232-9775	HD-038	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peggy Mayfield [R]	Primary	Webmail	317-232-9760	HD-060	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Justin Moed [D]	Primary	Webmail	800-382-9842	HD-097	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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