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Rep. Murdock’s bill would require outage notifications to help elderly and disabled residents

INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE · April 15, 2021
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Summary

House Bill 15‑57 would require utilities to notify local officials before planned outages so communities can identify and assist vulnerable residents with warming or cooling centers; the Insurance & Commerce Committee passed the measure by voice vote.

Representative Reginald Murdock told the Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee that House Bill 15‑57 is a “real simple bill” designed to improve notifications to local authorities and officials ahead of power interruptions. He said the bill, which he developed in conjunction with Entergy, would give mayors, county judges and local contacts advance notice so they…

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