Bill Summary

HB 651 Medically Essential Electric Utility Service (2019 Session)
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Sponsors
by Smith  CS Sponsors: Commerce Committee
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Summary
Medically Essential Electric Utility Service: Specifies that certain utilities are not exempt from providing medically essential electric service; provides notification requirements for electric utilities relating to certification process for obtaining medically essential electric service & service disconnection; 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: January 1, 2020
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committees of reference
   H Energy & Utilities Subcommittee
   H Health & Human Services Committee
   H Commerce Committee
» S Innovation, Industry, and Technology
   S Health Policy
   S Rules
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Actions
02/05/19
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Filed
02/13/19
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Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee; Commerce Committee
02/13/19
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Now in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee
02/13/19
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On Committee agenda - Energy & Utilities Subcommittee, 02/20/19, 4:00 pm, 212 K
02/20/19
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Favorable by Energy & Utilities Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/21/19
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
03/12/19
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 03/14/19, 12:00 pm, 17 H
03/14/19
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/14/19
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Now in Commerce Committee
03/19/19
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 03/21/19, 12:00 pm, 212 K
03/21/19
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 23 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/22/19
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/25/19
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/04/19
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
04/10/19
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/11/19
04/11/19
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/18/19
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In Messages
04/18/19
SENATE
Received; Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Health Policy; Rules
05/03/19
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/03/19
SENATE
Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
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bill text & filed amendments
0651
Filed on 02/05/19
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Amendment 842883
Smith (D)
Filed on 03/20/19
Adopted
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0651C1
Filed on 03/22/19
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
366.11
366.15
456.45
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