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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2261

HB 2261: Utility customer backbilling

Protecting utility customers by modifying the authority of utilities to backbill customers for charges missed due to utility error.

Summary

  • Allows a consumer-owned utility to backbill customers for charges missed due to the utility's billing error for no longer than six months from the date the billing error occurred.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2261), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJun 1, 2015
  2. Out of committeeJan 29, 2016
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Shea (R-4)
Introduced
June 1, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2261, SHB 2261

AN ACT Relating to protecting utility customers by modifying the authority of utilities to backbill customers for charges missed due to utility error;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Shea (R-4)

4 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 3 Republicans)

Chris Reykdal D-22David Taylor R-15Elizabeth Scott R-39Luanne Van Werven R-42

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2261)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 2261)
  4. House Rules "X" file.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 2261)
  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2261)
  8. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  9. TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2261)
  10. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2261)
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  14. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  15. First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2261 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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