HB 2448 - DIGEST

Provides that hours of service rules do not apply to a utility, its employees, its utility contractors, or the employees of its utility contractors in an emergency. An emergency exists if: (1) An agency of state or local government requests relief assistance from a utility to supplement the efforts and capabilities of the agency; or

(2) A utility identifies an occasion or instance in which relief assistance is needed. The utility must use due diligence in contacting state or local officials and coordinating its activity with state or local officials.