Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07030 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 7030
2	2		January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3791
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4	4		Referred to Committee on BANKING
5	5		Introduced by:
6	6		REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Governor's Bill No. 7030
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12	12		January Session, 2017
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14	14		LCO No. 3791
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18	18		Referred to Committee on BANKING
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20	20		Introduced by:
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22	22		REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist.
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24	24		REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
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26	26		SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
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28	28		SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
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30	30		AN ACT PROTECTING THE CREDIT OF CERTAIN UTILITY CUSTOMERS.
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32	32		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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34	34		Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 16-262d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
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36	36		(g) No electric distribution, gas, telephone or water company, certified telecommunications provider, gas registrant or municipal utility furnishing electric, gas or water service shall submit to a credit rating agency, as defined in section 36a-695, any information about a residential customer's nonpayment for electric, gas, telephone, telecommunications or water service. [unless the customer is more than sixty days delinquent in paying for such service. In no event shall such a company, certified telecommunications provider, gas registrant or municipal utility submit to a credit rating agency any information about a residential customer's nonpayment for such service if the customer has initiated a complaint, investigation hearing or appeal with regard to such service under subsection (c) of this section that is pending before the authority. If such a company, certified telecommunications provider, gas registrant or municipal utility intends to submit to a credit rating agency information about a customer's nonpayment for service, it shall, at least thirty days before submitting such information, send the customer by first class mail notification that includes the statement, "AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW, FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS, WE SUPPLY PAYMENT INFORMATION TO CREDIT RATING AGENCIES. IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS MORE THAN SIXTY DAYS DELINQUENT, THE DELINQUENCY REPORT COULD HARM YOUR CREDIT RATING".]
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41	41		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
42	42		Section 1 October 1, 2017 16-262d(g)
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44	44		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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46	46		Section 1
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48	48		October 1, 2017
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50	50		16-262d(g)
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	52	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	54	+	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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54		-	BA Joint Favorable
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56		-	BA
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58		-	Joint Favorable
	56	+	[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.]