CS/HB 1451: Utility Services
GENERAL BILL by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee ; Busatta
Utility Services; 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 at such public meetings; requires such agreements to be written; requires annual public customer meetings; revises provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, & charges imposed by municipal water & sewer utilities on customers located outside municipal boundaries; requires municipalities that provide specified utility services to report certain information by specified date, & annually thereafter, to PSC; requires commission to compile such information & submit report by specified date, & annually thereafter, to Governor & Legislature.
Last Action: 2/6/2026 House - Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/2026 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/15/2026 | House |
• Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee |
| 2/2/2026 | House |
• Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/4/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/6/2026 | House |
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
