Pennsylvania HB 172: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in service and facilities, further providing for billing procedures.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2802
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 172
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY LAWRENCE, BANTA, BENNINGHOFF, COOPER, GALLAGHER,
GILLEN, KUZMA, PROBST, PUGH AND ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 28, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, JANUARY 28, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in service and facilities, further
providing for billing procedures.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1509 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1509. Billing procedures.
(a) Time period for payment without penalty.--All bills
rendered by a public utility as defined in paragraph (1)(i),
(ii), (vi) or (vii) of the definition of "public utility" in
section 102 (relating to definitions) to its service customers,
except bills for installation charges, shall allow at least 15
days for nonresidential customers and 20 days for residential
customers from the date of transmittal of the bill for payment
without incurring any late payment penalty charges therefor.
(b) Receipt of monthly bills.--All customers shall be
permitted to receive bills monthly and shall be notified of
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their right thereto.
(c) Itemization.--All bills shall be itemized to separately
show amounts for basic service, Federal excise taxes, applicable
State sales and gross receipts taxes, to the extent practicable,
fuel adjustment charge, if any, State tax adjustment charge or
such other similar components of the total bill as the
commission may order.
(d) Fuel adjustment charge generally.--Any electric or gas
public utility billing customers on a bimonthly or quarterly
basis and rendering interim statements or bills each month shall
include in such interim statement or bill an amount for the fuel
adjustment charge based upon one-half of the total expected
bimonthly kilowatt hour or cubic foot billing or one-third of
the total expected quarterly billing and using the fuel
adjustment charge rate applicable in the month of the interim
statement or bill. At the time of preparing the bimonthly or
quarterly bill, an appropriate adjustment shall be made in the
total fuel adjustment charge billing for the period.
(e) Calculation of fuel adjustment charge.--Any public
utility rendering bills on a bimonthly basis or quarterly basis
shall calculate the fuel adjustment charge per kilowatt hour or
cubic foot for the entire period as the weighted average of the
two monthly rates or the three monthly rates whichever is
applicable.
(f) Previously unbilled service.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a public
utility as defined in paragraph (1)(ii) or (vii) of the
definition of "public utility" in section 102 may not render
a bill for previously unbilled service that has accrued
outside of the previous 12-month period.
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(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a bill that is
delayed as a result of:
(i) proceedings of the commission or a court of
competent jurisdiction; or
(ii) fraud, theft or meter tampering.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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