SB 1704: Utility Services
GENERAL BILL by Calatayud
Utility Services; Requiring certain public meetings as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of a new or an extended agreement under which a municipality will provide specified utility services in other municipalities or unincorporated areas; limiting the portion of certain utility revenues that a municipality may use to fund or finance general government functions; revising provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, and charges imposed by municipal water and sewer utilities on customers located outside the municipal boundaries; prohibiting boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision from restricting or prohibiting certain appliances and fuel sources used to provide energy to consumers, etc.
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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SB 1704, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 10:48 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (5)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1523 (c2) Utility Services Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
H 11 (er) Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates Robinson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
H 1137 (er) Utility Service Restrictions Commerce Committee Compare Last Action: 5/20/2025 Chapter No. 2025-42
S 202 (c1) Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates Jones Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 11 -SJ 488
S 1002 (c1) Utility Service Restrictions Truenow Compare Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1137 -SJ 590
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 180.19 Use by other municipalities and by individuals outside corporate limits. Page 2 (pdf) 180.191 Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city limits. Page 6 (pdf) 366.032 Preemption over utility service restrictions. Page 7 (pdf)