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CS/CS/HB 617: Utility Projects

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Finance and Tax Committee ; Goodson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sprowls

Utility Projects; Authorizes certain local agencies to apply to authority to finance costs of certain utility projects by issuing utility cost containment bonds; provides criteria in applying to authority; provides criteria of drafting financing resolution; provides procedures to establish or adjust utility projects; provides requirements for collection of project charges; specifies legal status of project charges for securing payment of bonds; specifies payment obligations & legal status of utility cost containment bonds.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2015 House • Filed
    2/18/2015 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 52
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 52
    3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 03/12/15, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
    3/12/2015 House • Favorable by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 1 -HJ 224
    • Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 224
    3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 03/19/15, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall --Temporarily postponed
    3/27/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 03/31/15, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall
    3/31/2015 House • CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 437
    4/3/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 433
    4/6/2015 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 440
    4/7/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/09/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/9/2015 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 523
    4/13/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 517
    4/14/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 549
    4/27/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/15
    4/28/2015 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 883
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 617, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/13/2015 at 12:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1102 (c2) Utility Projects Legg Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

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  • CS/HB 617, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/3/2015 at 9:02 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Regulatory Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1102 (c1) Utility Projects Legg Identical Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    127675 - Amendment
    Remove lines 71-206 and insert:     		Wood 4/8/2015
    8:52 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2015     		PDF
    437031 - Amendment
    Remove lines 319-329 and insert:     		Goodson 4/8/2015
    8:51 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/9/2015     		PDF

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  • HB 617, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2015 at 3:01 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Energy and Utilities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2015 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1102 (c1) Utility Projects Legg Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    299605 - Amendment
    Remove lines 101-368 and insert:     		Sprowls 3/30/2015
    8:03 PM     		PDF

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