PRINTER'S NO. 618
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
675
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY RABB, BURGOS, CEPHAS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KENYATTA,
SANCHEZ, MADDEN, PARKER, GUENST, HOHENSTEIN, HILL-EVANS,
CONKLIN, KRAJEWSKI, FRANKEL, KINKEAD, N. NELSON, KHAN AND
GREEN, MARCH 23, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, MARCH 23, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and 66 (Public
Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in
municipal authorities, providing for utility reconnection
fees; and, in responsible utility customer protection,
further providing for termination of utility service and for
reconnection of service.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 5624. Utility reconnection fees.
(a) Fee.--An authority or municipality may only charge a
reconnection fee for a utility or service reconnection within
the authority's or municipality's jurisdiction if the customer's
household income is greater than 300% of the Federal poverty
level.
(b) Exception.--A customer may not be required to pay a
reconnection fee or an overdue balance prior to reconnection of
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