DTE Energy recently announced a three-dollar charge when paying bills with a debit or credit card. And in return, a new bill was introduced in the state house to ban the practice.
Representative Dylan Wegela introduced the bill last week in an effort to stop utilities like DTE from charging additional fees on top of what he calls already burdensome service bills.
Wegela says because DTE is a big donor in Michigan politics, he fears passing it may be an uphill battle.
“Here's the reality, it's going to be really hard to get these bills through the legislature just because of the amount of money that dt has been donating. But there is something going on right now that I think people should be aware of there's a petition drive for Michiganders for money out of politics, or mop up Michigan that would actually ban utility companies and monopoly corporations from donating to our politics.”
A committee hearing for the bill has not yet been scheduled.
