House Sponsors: O'BRIEN-FORBY-FOWLER-BROSNAHAN, NOVAK AND SLONE. Short description: HEATING CONSUMER BILLING ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Residential Heating Consumer Billing Act and amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that retailers of heating oil, propane, and natural gas must offer to residential customers a billing plan for heating products. Provides that the billing plan must provide that the customer must pay the average monthly amount paid by the customer for heating products during the period from November 1999 through March 2000 (base period) plus a surcharge not exceeding 10% of the amount by which the cost of heating products consumed during the month exceeds the average monthly amount paid by the consumer for heating products during the base period. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status