North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1027: Extreme Heat/Ban Utility Disconnections.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to provide utility shut-off protections during periods of extreme heat, extreme cold, and poor air quality; to protect residential tenants from periods of extreme heat and poor air quality by authorizing the installation of portable cooling and air filtration devices; and to make various technical changes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE UTILITY SHUT-OFF PROTECTIONS DURING PERIODS OF EXTREME HEAT, EXTREME COLD, AND POOR AIR QUALITY; TO PROTECT RESIDENTIAL TENANTS FROM PERIODS OF EXTREME HEAT AND POOR AIR QUALITY BY AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF PORTABLE COOLING AND AIR FILTRATION DEVICES; AND TO MAKE VARIOUS TECHNICAL CHANGES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 62-159.1 reads as rewritten: "§ 62-159.1. Debt collection practices. ... (c) No public utility or electric membership corporation shall suspend or disconnect service to a residential retail customer during a period of extreme heat or a period of poor air quality as defined in G.S. 42-40 or extreme cold with a high temperature under 32 degrees Fahrenheit. A public utility and electric membership corporation shall offer customers with delinquent accounts, who have been adversely affected by the extreme weather event, with the option of settling any unpaid balance through participation in a deferred payment plan." SECTION 2. G.S. 42-40 reads as rewritten: "§ 42-40. Definitions. For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Action" includes recoupment, Action. - Recoupment, counterclaim, defense, setoff, and any other proceeding including an action for possession. (1a) Air quality alert. - An alert that includes a warning regarding unhealthy or very unhealthy air quality (Air Quality Index of …
Sponsors
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Batch, Sydney (D, 17)
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15)
- Garson, Jonah (D, 23)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Robinson, Gladys A. (D, 28)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGETING, RENTALS & LEASING, ELECTRICITY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION, COMMERCE, POVERTY, UTILITIES, PUBLIC
Common questions
- What is S1027?
- S1027 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Extreme Heat/Ban Utility Disconnections.
- What does S1027 do?
- In its own words: An act to provide utility shut-off protections during periods of extreme heat, extreme cold, and poor air quality; to protect residential tenants from periods of extreme heat and poor air quality by authorizing the installation of portable cooling and air filtration devices; and to make various technical changes.
- What is the status of S1027?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1027?
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1027?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1027
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