CaliforniaMunicipal utility districts: prepay option: termination of service.
What it does
The Municipal Utility District Act establishes the formation of a municipal utility district for the provision of light, heat, water, or power within the district's jurisdiction. The act prohibits a district furnishing light, heat, water, or power from terminating residential service on account of nonpayment of a delinquent account unless the district provides a notice of delinquency and an opportunity to cure, as provided.
More detail
This bill would authorize districts to offer customers the option of electronically receiving the required notice of delinquency, as specified. The bill would authorize districts furnishing service to fewer than 100,000 customers to offer residential customers a prepay option, as defined, for electrical service if certain conditions are met, including, among other things, that the district provides the customer with information on returning to standard billing and issues automated low-balance alerts to the customer before suspending the customer's electrical service, as provided. The bill would specify that the requirement to provide a notice of delinquency does not apply to customers participating in the prepay option.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 18Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 278, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 18Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 8Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 28Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6779.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1945 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 25In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1945 Hadwick et al. By Niello. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 25Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jun 25Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Jun 24From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).Major
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- May 5In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4918.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1945 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 27Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22).Minor
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass. To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 20Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Apr 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.Minor
- Apr 15
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on L. GOV.Minor
- Feb 14From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- Feb 13Read first time. To print.Introduced