H. B. 2672

(By Delegate Prezioso)
[Introduced February 23, 1995; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend chapter twenty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated article two-e, relating to providing that no utility company shall charge a retired person or persons a late charge on their utility bill until after the tenth of the following month.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That chapter twenty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated article two-e, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2E. LATE CHARGE DELAYED FOR RETIRED PERSONS.
§24-2E-1. Late charge delay generally.
Any utility company, including, but not limited to electric, gas, water, sewerage, sanitation, cable and telephone companies, shall not charge a late fee to any retired person or persons until after the tenth of the following month.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prevent a utility company from charging a retired person or persons a late charge on their utility bill until after the tenth of the following month.

Article two-e, chapter twenty-four is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.