Defines medical needs for essential electricity and requires certain service providers to have outreach plans for customers with essential electricity medical needs
Summary
Defines medical needs for essential electricity as including but not limited to, apnea monitors for infants, cuirass respirators, hemodialysis machines, IV feeding machines, IV medical infusion machines, oxygen concentrators, positive pressure respirators, respirator/ventilators, rocking bed respirators, suction machines, tank type respirators, as well as any medical equipment or equipment necessary for an individual whose diagnosis is likely to be significantly triggered or significantly exacerbated by a continued loss of power that will adversely impact that individual's health.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Signed Dec 22, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2022 · Assembly Feb 14, 2022
How they voted
61–0
Passed
Total votes 61
Mar 28, 2022
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Dec 22, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.727
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3217A
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tague
RRepublican
Co
Fred Thiele
DDemocratic
Co
Inez Dickens
DDemocratic
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Joe DeStefano
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
John Lemondes
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
Co
Marianne Buttenschon
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Durso
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian
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