HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1204        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 311

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Frank A. Moran

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to protecting residential electric customers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/11/2019

Maura Healey

1 Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108

1/11/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/25/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/28/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/30/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/31/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/31/2019

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

1/31/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/3/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1204        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 311

By Mr. Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 311) of Frank A. Moran and others relative to protecting residential electric customers from execution of new contracts for generation services.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to protecting residential electric customers.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1K the following section:

Section 1L.  Beginning on January 1, 2020, no supplier, energy marketer, or energy broker shall execute a new contract for generation services with any individual residential retail customer.  This provision shall not apply to, or otherwise affect, any government body that aggregates the load of residential retail customers as part of a municipal aggregation plan pursuant to chapter 164, § 134.  Any violation of this provision shall be deemed an unfair and deceptive act pursuant to the provisions of chapter 93A, and the attorney general is hereby authorized to bring an action under section 4 of chapter 93A to enforce this provision and to obtain restitution, civil penalties, injunctive relief, and any other relief awarded pursuant to said chapter 93A.