HB 2009 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, providing for utility reconnection fees and prohibitions.

PRINTER'S NO.    2563

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2009
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY RABB, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BURGOS, CEPHAS, KENYATTA,
        SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, KHAN, HOHENSTEIN, GUENST, GIRAL,
        HANBIDGE, POWELL, FLEMING, CERRATO, DALEY, FIEDLER, WAXMAN
        AND GREEN, NOVEMBER 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
        UTILITIES, NOVEMBER 6, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, providing
 3      for utility reconnection fees and prohibitions.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 5624.   Utility reconnection fees and prohibitions.
 9      (a)    Fee.--An authority or municipality may only charge a
10   reconnection fee for a utility or service reconnection within
11   the authority's or municipality's jurisdiction if the customer's
12   household income is greater than 300% of the Federal poverty
13   level.
14      (b)    Exemption.--A customer may not be required to pay a
15   reconnection fee or an overdue balance prior to reconnection of
16   a utility or service under the authority's or municipality's
17   jurisdiction if:
 1            (1)   The customer's household income is no greater than
 2      300% of the Federal poverty level.
 3            (2)   The customer and authority or municipality have
 4      entered into a repayment plan agreement to bring any
 5      arrearages current. All repayment plans must be based on the
 6      household income of the customer. Arrearage repayments shall
 7      not exceed 5% of the household monthly income of the
 8      customer.
 9      (c)   Summer termination.--An authority or municipality that
10   provides electricity may not terminate a customer's electricity
11   between June 1 and September 30 of each year if the customer's
12   household income is no greater than 300% of the Federal poverty
13   level.
14      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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