House
Study
Bill
515
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
UTILITIES
COMMISSION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
utility
disconnections
of
gas
and
1
electricity
services
during
severe
weather.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5520DP
(1)
91
sb/js
S.F.
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H.F.
_____
Section
1.
Section
476.20,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
commission
shall
3
provide
that
a
public
utility
furnishing
gas
or
electricity
4
shall
not
disconnect
service
to
a
residence
in
the
event
of
5
severe
cold
weather
or
severe
hot
weather,
as
defined
by
such
6
rules.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
relates
to
utility
disconnections
of
gas
and
11
electricity
services
during
severe
weather.
12
The
bill
adds
a
requirement
for
the
Iowa
utilities
13
commission
(commission)
to
adopt
rules
that
prohibit
the
14
disconnection
of
gas
or
electric
service
to
a
residence
during
15
periods
of
severe
cold
weather
or
severe
hot
weather,
as
16
defined
by
such
rules.
The
commission
currently
has
rules
to
17
prohibit
the
disconnection
of
gas
or
electric
service
under
18
certain
conditions
relating
to
severe
cold
weather.
19
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