Indiana House Bill 1334 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 27 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-04 - First Reading: Referred to Utilities
Pending: Senate Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides that before causing a private fire extinguishing resource to be installed on the premises of a building, the owner shall provide advance written notice of the proposed installation to the water utility providing water service to the building. Provides that the notice must be hand delivered or sent by verified mail at least seven days before the date of the proposed installation. Provides that with respect to a building served by a private fire extinguishing resource installed before March 28, 2014, the owner shall provide written notice of the fact to the water utility providing water service to the building. Provides that the notice must be hand delivered or sent by verified mail not later than July 1, 2014. Provides that before terminating water service for: (1) nonpayment of outstanding fees or charges; or (2) another reason not related to an emergency; to a building served by a private fire extinguishing resource, a water utility shall provide advance written notice of the termination to the local fire department. Provides that the notice must be hand delivered or sent by verified mail at least seven days before the date of the proposed termination. Provides that if a water utility receives notice from a municipal sewer utility to discontinue water service to a building served by a private fire extinguishing resource: (1) the water utility, upon receipt of the notice, shall provide to the sewer utility ordering the termination a copy of the required notice provided to the local fire department; and (2) the 30 day statutory period by which the water utility must terminate the water service is tolled until after the date of the proposed termination set forth in the notice to the fire department. Provides that before terminating water service for:

Private fire extinguishing resources.

Rep. Randall Frye [R]

Rep. Karlee Macer [D]

Rep. Dan Forestal [D]

Rep. Dennis Zent [R]

2014-01-27 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - House - House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety - Roll Call 133401 (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Utilities
2014-01-27	House	Senator Crider added as sponsor.
2014-01-27	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 93 and nays 0
2014-01-27	House	Referred to the Senate
2014-01-23	House	Second reading: engrossed
2014-01-23	House	Representative Macer added as coauthor.
2014-01-23	House	Representative Zent added as coauthor.
2014-01-23	House	Representative Forestal added as coauthor.
2014-01-21	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2014-01-15	House	First Reading: Referred to Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2014-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Frye.

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/house/1334/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/d/8/1/7d812818/HB1334.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/9/5/e/995edaf8/HB1334.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/2/4/b/c24be6f8/HB1334.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/3/d/4/d3d46831/HB1334.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/4/4/5e4443db/HB1334.02.COMH.67.pdf