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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Tsosie
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/09/06
HB
SHORT TITLE Prohibit Discontinuation of Services
SB 730
ANALYST Earnest
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
None
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Senate Bill 730 relates to House Bill 817.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Human Services Department (HSD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 730 amends Section 27-6-18 NMSA 1978, as enacted by House Bill 8, passed during
the special legislative session of 2005, which prohibits the discontinuance or disconnection of
utility service during the winter heating season.
The amended language strikes the phrase “for any billing cycle”. The amended section would
read:
“A utility company shall not discontinue or disconnect service to a residential customer
from November 15 through March 15 for nonpayment if the customer meets the qualifi-
cations for the low-income home energy assistance program. The utility company shall
report the customer's need for assistance to the human services department, and the de-
partment shall take immediate action to mitigate the problem."