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Committee forwards ordinance to align utility-disconnection rules with state law
Summary
The Governmental Operations Standing Committee voted to forward ordinance 2025-134 to City Council with a recommendation to approve; the ordinance aligns city code on gas, water and wastewater disconnects with 2024 state law (House Bill 904) and would bar disconnections during extreme-heat periods and certain holidays.
The Governmental Operations Standing Committee on [date not specified] voted to forward ordinance 2025-134 to the full City Council with a recommendation to approve. The ordinance would amend Richmond City Code sections 28-54, 28-57 and 28-58 to align local rules on deposits, refunds and disconnection of gas, water and wastewater services with 2024 state legislation (House Bill 904).
The measure aims to prohibit service disconnections during specified high-heat periods (cited in committee discussion as when temperatures reach about 95 degrees) and at certain times around holidays, consistent with the state law described by the city’s Department of…
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