HB555 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rod Scott
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Public utilities, creates - program for State of Alabama to serve as a guarantor for utility deposits under certain conditions
Description: Under current law, utilities operating in the state are authorized to require a cash deposit from a prospective customer for the purpose of guaranteeing final payment, require that deposit prior to beginning service or coincident with the first monthly bill, and withhold or discontinue utility services if a deposit is not made at the time specified by the utility.
This bill would establish the State of Alabama as a guarantor of utility deposits for Alabama residents who recently graduated from a postsecondary institution and who are establishing a new residence for the purpose of being nearer to their employer.
This bill would authorize the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to adopt rules to implement this act, in consultation with the Alabama Department of Commerce.
Subjects: Public Utilities

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government