Automatically suspends utility service termination and waives late penalties for state employees during a payroll freeze.

The "automatic utility deferment act" mandates that regulated utility providers automatically halt service terminations and waive late fees for state employees affected by a payroll freeze due to the state budget not being passed by April first. The deferment applies automatically without need for employee application. Deferred balances must be repaid over a period not exceeding twelve months starting sixty days after payroll is fully restored. The act also prohibits reporting deferred balances to credit agencies during the deferment period.

Automatically suspends utility service termination and waives late penalties for state employees during a payroll freeze.

The "automatic utility deferment act" mandates that regulated utility providers automatically halt service terminations and waive late fees for state employees affected by a payroll freeze due to the state budget not being passed by April first. The deferment applies automatically without need for employee application. Deferred balances must be repaid over a period not exceeding twelve months starting sixty days after payroll is fully restored. The act also prohibits reporting deferred balances to credit agencies during the deferment period.