Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AN INSTALLMENT PAYMENT SCHEME ON BASIC UTILITY BILLS DURING CALAMITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
September 19, 2022
Date Read
September 21, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on DISASTER RESILIENCE since 2022-09-21
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04972 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AN INSTALLMENT PAYMENT SCHEME ON BASIC UTILITY BILLS DURING CALAMITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Intends to cover all residential electric, water, communication, and connectivity bills and shall apply when a state of calamity is declared. Proposes for the following: a mandatory moratorium on all residential utility bills for the first three (3) months of a state of calamity; the moratorium may be extended after the first three (3) months of a state of calamity, subject to the determination of the President or the local sanggunian; and installment payment for the deferred liability, without interest, accruing a month after the cessation of a state of calamity. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-09-19 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON DISASTER RESILIENCE ON 2022-09-21 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Intends to cover all residential electric, water, communication, and connectivity bills and shall apply when a state of calamity is declared. Proposes for the following: a mandatory moratorium on all residential utility bills for the first three (3) months of a state of calamity; the moratorium may be extended after the first three (3) months of a state of calamity, subject to the determination of the President or the local sanggunian; and installment payment for the deferred liability, without interest, accruing a month after the cessation of a state of calamity.
Significance