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SB 217 - Natural Gas Marketers; pricing, billing, meter reading practices; emergency directives; customer dis
Hecht, Greg (D-34) Dean, Nathan (D-31) Walker, Charles (D-22)
Starr, Terrell (D-44) Thomas, Regina (D-02) Scott, David (D-36)
SC: F&PU HC: IND 04/28/2001 Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., known as the ""Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act,"" so as to provide that a retail customer shall be authorized to change marketers at least once a year without incurring any service charge relating to such change to an alternative marketer; to require the Public Service Commission to have published at least quarterly in newspapers throughout the state a summary of the price per therm and any other amounts charged to retail customers by each marketer operating in this state and any additional information which the commission deems appropriate to assist customers in making decisions regarding choice of a marketer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Code Sections Amended

46-2-26 \ 46-2-91 \ 46-4-153 \ 46-4-156 \ 46-4-157 \ 46-4-160 \ 46-4-161 \ 50-13-19

Electronically Recorded Votes
Vote Date Time Bill Description Yeas Nays N/V Exc
SV0117 02/26/2001 11:07am SB 217 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE 52 0 2 2
HV0413 03/13/2001 02:01pm SB 217 PASS 170 0 7 3

Bill History
Date Action
04/28/2001 Signed by Governor (369)
04/05/2001 Senate Sent to Governor
03/13/2001 House Passed/Adopted
03/13/2001 House Third Readers
03/07/2001 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/01/2001 House 2nd Read Engrossed Prevailed
03/01/2001 House Second Readers
02/27/2001 House Notice of Motion to Engross
02/27/2001 House First Readers
02/26/2001 Senate Passed/Adopted
02/26/2001 Senate Third Read
02/22/2001 Senate Read Second Time
02/21/2001 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/20/2001 Senate Read and Referred
Versions
Current
SB217/APmat
LC 10 3470S/SB217eng
LC 10 3470S/SB217
LC 10 3459/SB217
Footnotes:

3/01/01 Ordered Engrossed in House

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