Pennsylvania HB 322: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further providing for consumer protection and information.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 278
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 322
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, HOWARD, HADDOCK, PROBST, DONAHUE, SANCHEZ,
HANBIDGE, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, CONKLIN, OTTEN, CERRATO AND
GREEN, JANUARY 27, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, JANUARY 27, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further
providing for consumer protection and information.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 308.1 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 308.1. Consumer protection and information.
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(c) Public comments.--Any notice of a proposed rate change
or system acquisition required to be sent to utility customers
by the public utility or applicant shall include instructions on
how to submit comments on the proposed rate change or system
acquisition to the commission by mail and electronically. The
commission shall, at a minimum, accept comments by mail and
electronically, either through email or submission through a
publicly accessible Internet website.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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