Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB641: Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time
Status: Passed one chamber, March 23, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric services, so as to require that an electric supplier hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential consumer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for the renewal of such abeyance period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric services, so as to require that an electric supplier hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential consumer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for the renewal of such abeyance period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric services, so as to require that an electric supplier hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential consumer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for the renewal of such abeyance period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Chapter 3 of Title 46, relating to electrical service, is amended in Code Section 46-3-11, relating to application by electric supplier of discriminatory rates, charges, or service rules or regulations and prohibited acts by electric suppliers generally, by adding a new subsection to read as follows: "(c)(1) A residential consumer of an electric supplier may provide such electric supplier written notice that he or she suffers from a serious illness which would be aggravated by the discontinuation of electric service to such consumer. Such notice shall be made in writing or, if made orally, with written notice being provided to the electric supplier H. B. LC 55 0548 within ten days thereafter. Within ten days of providing such notice to an electric supplier, the residential customer …