AN ACT TO CREATE THE CONSUMER FREEDOM OF CHOICE IN APPLIANCES ACT; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY", "UTILITY SERVICE" AND "APPLIANCE"; TO PROHIBIT A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY FROM ENACTING OR ENFORCING ANY RESOLUTION, ORDINANCE, REGULATION, RULE, CODE, OR POLICY TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT RESTRICTS OR PROHIBITS, OR HAS THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTING OR PROHIBITING, ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USING ANY APPLIANCE BASED ON THE TYPE OF UTILITY SERVICE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE APPLIANCE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 77-3-3 AND 77-3-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 77-3-3, 77-3-201
As Passed by the House: 77-3-3, 77-3-201
Approved by the Governor: 77-3-3, 77-3-201