CS/CS/CS/HB 491: Water and Wastewater
GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Finance and Tax Committee ; Energy and Utilities Subcommittee ; Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Van Zant
Water and Wastewater; Requires Division of Bond Finance to review certain private activity bonds; exempts sales & leases to certain water utilities from sales tax; exempts from regulation person who resells water to certain entities; requires utility reserve fund & provides uses; revises provisions addressing rate case expenses; authorizes PSC to review water quality & wastewater service; requires counties to ensure service is not interrupted when water & wastewater systems are abandoned; expands entities to whom Water Pollution Control Financing Corporation may provide loans.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/5/2015 | House |
• Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Committee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 43 |
| 11/10/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 11/17/15, 9:00 am, Webster Hall |
| 11/17/2015 | House |
• CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 161 |
| 11/18/2015 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) |
| 11/19/2015 | House |
• Now in Finance and Tax Committee -HJ 156 |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 43 • CS by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 149 |
| 1/19/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax Committee, 01/21/16, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall |
| 1/21/2016 | House |
• CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 263 |
| 1/25/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Finance and Tax Committee read 1st time -HJ 260 |
| 1/26/2016 | House |
• Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 286 |
| 2/2/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 2/4/2016 | House |
• CS/CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 435 |
| 2/10/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 431 |
| 2/11/2016 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 451 |
| 2/29/2016 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16 |
| 3/2/2016 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 670 • Amendment(s) adopted (680581) -HJ 672 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/3/2016 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 706 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 100 NAYS 16 -HJ 706 |
| 3/3/2016 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations -SJ 645 • Received -SJ 645 |
| 3/9/2016 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations -SJ 901 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 901 • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 534 -SJ 901 • Read 2nd time -SJ 901 • Amendment(s) adopted (108966, 291762) -SJ 902 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/10/2016 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 917 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 918 |
| 3/10/2016 | House |
• In returning messages |
| 3/11/2016 | House |
• Was taken up -HJ 1091 • Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (291762) -HJ 1092 • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (108966) -HJ 1092 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 103 NAYS 12 -HJ 1092 |
| 3/11/2016 | Senate |
• In returning messages • Receded from 1 amendment(s) (291762) -SJ 1158, 1159 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1159 |
| 3/11/2016 | House |
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled |
| 3/30/2016 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 4/14/2016 |
• Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2016-226 |
186833 - Substitute Amendment (445165)