HB 773 (2020) -  Medically Essential Electric Utility Service

General Bill by Maggard
Medically Essential Electric Utility Service: Specifies that fact that certain electric utilities must provide medically essential electric service does not require them to otherwise be regulated by PSC; provides notification requirements for electric utilities relating to certification process for obtaining medically essential electric service & service disconnection; provides certification requirements for customers; specifies duties of electric utilities; revises penalties for falsification of such certification; requires certain health care practitioners to inform certain patients of such certification process; requires such practitioners to provide patients with completed medical certifications & document certification.
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Senate Referrals

  • Innovation, Industry, and Technology
  • Appropriations

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Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 2/6/2020 3:13:25 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Commerce Committee 2/4/2020 4:02:34 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 1/30/2020 1:03:26 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 1/29/2020 3:00:16 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee 1/15/2020 12:29:46 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee 1/13/2020 4:14:01 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/20/2020 01:49 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 452] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 365 Time: 03/02/2020 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Appropriations -SJ 365 Time: 02/27/2020 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Innovation, Industry, and Technology Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/26/2020 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/26/2020 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 02/20/2020 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/20/2020 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/19/2020 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/19/2020 - 2:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/19/2020 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2020) Time: 02/13/2020 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/06/2020 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/06/2020 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Commerce Committee Time: 02/06/2020 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Commerce Committee Time: 02/06/2020 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Commerce Committee agenda Time: 02/04/2020 - 3:57 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Commerce Committee Time: 01/30/2020 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/30/2020 - 1:03 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/30/2020 - 12:08 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda Time: 01/28/2020 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/15/2020 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 01/15/2020 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 01/15/2020 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/13/2020 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Time: 12/16/2019 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Energy & Utilities Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/25/2019 - 3:48 PM Member: Maggard Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
366.11
366.15
456.45