BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1705: Utility services/tenant

Charging an owner or placing a lien against the owner's property for utility services provided and billed to a tenant.

Summary

Prohibits a municipal utility provider from collecting delinquent charges from a rental property owner or placing a lien on a property due to a tenant's delinquent account when the utility account is in the tenant's name.
Removes landlord notification requirements to municipal utility providers when a rental agreement has been terminated.
Removes provisions requiring a municipal utility provider to provide utility services to a tenant on the same terms and conditions as other utility customers, regardless of a rental property owner or former tenant's delinquency.
Repeals provisions authorizing a municipal utility provider to place a lien on a residential rental property for charges due but not paid.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1705), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to charging an owner or placing a lien against the owner's property for utility services provided and billed to a tenant;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

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HB 1705 (2021–22) Untraceable guns · Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2022
HB 1705 (2017–18) Flexibility schools & zones · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2015–16) Basic education for adults · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2013–14) Solar energy incentives · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2011–12) PERS, SERS, TRS plans 2 & 3 · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2009–10) Special category C projects · Did not pass · died in committee