HB 1451: Utility Services
GENERAL BILL by 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; 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, & annually thereafter, to PSC; requires PSC to compile such information & submit report by specified date, & annually thereafter, to Governor & Legislature.
Last Action: 2/2/2026 House - Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
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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
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HB 1451, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 4:05 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1724 Utility Services Martin Similar Last Action: 2/3/2026 S CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 547041 - Amendment
Remove lines 100-119 and insert:Busatta 2/3/2026
4:10 PMPDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 180.19 Use by other municipalities and by individuals outside corporate limits. Page 2 (pdf) 180.192 Page 5 (pdf)