Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06405 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6405
2		-	January Session, 2011 _____HB06405ET____032311____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6405
	2	+	January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3514
	3	+	03514_______ET_
	4	+	Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
	5	+	Introduced by:
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6405
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6405
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8	12		January Session, 2011
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10		-	_____HB06405ET____032311____
	14	+	LCO No. 3514
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	16	+	03514_______ET_
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(ET)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OF SERIOUSLY ILL UTILITY CUSTOMERS.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 16-262d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
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18		-	(b) No such company, electric supplier or municipal utility shall effect termination of service for nonpayment during such time as any resident of a dwelling to which such service is furnished is seriously ill, if the fact of such serious illness is certified to such company, electric supplier or municipal utility by a registered physician or an advanced practice registered nurse within such period of time after the mailing of a termination notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as the Department of Public Utility Control may by regulation establish, provided the customer agrees to amortize the unpaid balance of his account over a reasonable period of time and keeps current his account for utility service as charges accrue in each subsequent billing period. For the purposes of this subsection, "serious illness" means a medical condition that would endanger the life of any resident of a dwelling if utility service to such resident's dwelling was terminated.
	30	+	(b) No such company, electric supplier or municipal utility shall effect termination of service for nonpayment during such time as any resident of a dwelling to which such service is furnished is seriously ill, if the fact of such serious illness is certified to such company, electric supplier or municipal utility by a registered physician or an advanced practice registered nurse within such period of time after the mailing of a termination notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as the Department of Public Utility Control may by regulation establish, provided the customer agrees to amortize the unpaid balance of his account over a reasonable period of time and keeps current his account for utility service as charges accrue in each subsequent billing period.
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23	35		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
24	36		Section 1 July 1, 2011 16-262d(b)
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26	38		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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28	40		Section 1
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30	42		July 1, 2011
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32	44		16-262d(b)
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	46	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	48	+	To allow advanced practice registered nurses to certify to a utility company or electric supplier that one of its customers is seriously ill and such company or supplier should not terminate the customer's service.
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36		-	ET Joint Favorable Subst.
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40		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	50	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]