SLS 16RS-152 REENGROSSED
2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 143
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS. Provides relative to money transmission and customer
safety. (8/1/16)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 45:1163.4, relative to payment of a utility bill at a business location; to
3 provide relative to safety measures by requirement that such payment be made inside
4 the location; to provide certain terms, conditions, procedures, and exceptions; and
5 to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 45:1163.4 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1163.4. Payment of utility bills at business location
9 For purposes of customer safety and security, the payment of a utility
10 bill in person at a business location and the acceptance of such payment shall
11 be conducted only inside the business location. The provisions of this Section
12 shall not apply to the payment of a utility bill made by a person from a vehicle
13 via drive-through window, or to payment of a utility bill made by mail or
14 electronic transmission.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 143
SLS 16RS-152 REENGROSSED
The original instrument was prepared by Michelle D. Ridge. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Linda Nugent.
DIGEST
SB 143 Reengrossed 2016 Regular Session Barrow
Proposed law requires that the payment of a utility bill in person at a business location and
the acceptance of the payment be conducted only inside the business location. Excepts from
proposed law the payment of a utility bill made by a person from a vehicle via a
drive-through window or payment made by mail or electronic transmission.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Adds R.S. 45:1163.4)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Requires that the payment of a utility bill in person at a business location and
the acceptance of the payment be conducted only inside the business
location.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.