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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Park

DATE TYPED 3/8/05

HB 145/aSPAC

SHORT TITLE Public Utility Disclosure of Consumer Information SB

ANALYST Rosen

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Public Regulation Commission (PRC)

No Responses Received From

Attorney General (AG)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SPAC Amendment

Senate Public Affairs amendment to House Bill 145 further defines the prohibition on disclosure

of consumer information, “without the customer’s permission or unless it is in accordance with

standardized credit reporting practices or other reporting requirements imposed on the public

utility.”

Synopsis of Original Bill

House Bill 145 enacts a new section of Chapter 62, Article 8 NMSA to prohibit a public utility

or its employees or agents from selling or disclosing consumers’ nonpublic personal information.

Significant Issues

Although PRC regulates public utilities, PRC indicates this bill has no impact on the agency.

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