HB 322 — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further providing for consumer protection and information.

PRINTER'S NO.    278

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 322
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, HOWARD, HADDOCK, PROBST, DONAHUE, SANCHEZ,
        HANBIDGE, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, CONKLIN, OTTEN, CERRATO AND
        GREEN, JANUARY 27, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
        UTILITIES, JANUARY 27, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in Public Utility Commission, further
 3      providing for consumer protection and information.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Section 308.1 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
 8   § 308.1.    Consumer protection and information.
 9      * * *
10      (c)     Public comments.--Any notice of a proposed rate change
11   or system acquisition required to be sent to utility customers
12   by the public utility or applicant shall include instructions on
13   how to submit comments on the proposed rate change or system
14   acquisition to the commission by mail and electronically. The
15   commission shall, at a minimum, accept comments by mail and
16   electronically, either through email or submission through a
17   publicly accessible Internet website.
1     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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