H 3461
An Act increasing service quality penalty against electric and gas companies
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Bill overview
This bill aims to increase the fines that electric and gas companies face when they fail to meet established service quality standards. Currently, the penalties may be insufficient to adequately incentivize companies to maintain reliable service. The legislation seeks to strengthen the financial consequences for utility companies that do not consistently meet customer expectations. This would encourage improvements in service delivery and responsiveness to customer needs.
Key provisions
- Increases fines levied against electric and gas companies.
- Targets penalties for failing to meet service quality standards.
- Aims to improve utility company performance.
- Designed to incentivize reliable service delivery.
- The bill was referred to the Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy committee.
Who is affected
- Electric companies
- Gas companies
- Consumers of electricity and gas
- Utility industry
Notable changes
- Increases financial penalties for service quality failures.
- Builds upon previous attempts to address similar issues (referenced in similar bills).
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Bill H.3461 194th (Current)
An Act increasing service quality penalty against electric and gas companies
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3461) of Tackey Chan for legislation to increase fines levied against utility companies for failing to meet service quality standards. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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Presenter: Tackey Chan
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Bill History
Displaying 6 actions for Bill H.3461
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 5/28/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 9/2/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
| 4/6/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5323 |
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