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CS/CS/HB 1277: Municipal Utilities

GENERAL BILL by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee ; Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee ; Busatta Cabrera

Municipal Utilities; Requires certain public meetings as condition precedent to effectiveness of new or extended agreement under which municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; specifies matters to be addressed in such public meetings; requires such agreements to be written; requires annual public customer meetings; limits portion of certain utility revenues that municipality may use to fund or finance general government functions; requires excess revenues to be reinvested into municipal utility or returned to customers; requires municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by specified date to PSC on annual basis; requires PSC to compile certain information & submit report containing such information to Governor & Legislature by specified date; revises provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, & charges imposed by municipal water & sewer utilities on customers located outside municipal boundaries.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2024 House • Filed
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2024 House • Referred to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
• Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
1/17/2024 House • Added to Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee agenda
1/19/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
1/22/2024 House • Reported out of Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/23/2024 House • Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
1/29/2024 House • Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
1/31/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
2/1/2024 House • Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/2/2024 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
2/13/2024 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/15/2024 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/8/2024 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar