Bill Summary
HB 491 Water and Wastewater (2016 Session)
Smith (J) Co Sponsors: Perry, Van Zant CS Sponsors: Regulatory Affairs Committee, Finance & Tax Committee, Energy & Utilities Subcommittee
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. Effective Date: July 1, 2016
10/30/15
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Filed
11/05/15
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Referred to Energy & Utilities Subcommittee; Finance & Tax Committee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
11/05/15
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Now in Energy & Utilities Subcommittee
11/10/15
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On Committee agenda - Energy & Utilities Subcommittee, 11/17/15, 9:00 am, 212 K
11/17/15
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Favorable with CS by Energy & Utilities Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 1 Nay
11/18/15
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
11/19/15
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Now in Finance & Tax Committee
01/19/16
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On Committee agenda - Finance & Tax Committee, 01/21/16, 3:00 pm, 17 H
01/21/16
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Favorable with CS by Finance & Tax Committee; 10 Yeas, 1 Nay
01/25/16
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
01/26/16
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Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee
02/02/16
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On Committee agenda - Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, 404 H
02/04/16
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Favorable with CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/10/16
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
02/11/16
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/29/16
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
03/02/16
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (680581); Placed on Third Reading, 03/03/16
03/02/16
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/03/16
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 100 Yeas / 16 Nays)
03/03/16
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In Messages
03/03/16
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Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations
03/09/16
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Withdrawn from Environmental Preservation and Conservation, Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0534; Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (291762, 108966); Placed on Third Reading, 03/10/16
03/10/16
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/10/16
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In returning messages
03/11/16
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Received from Messages; Refused to Concur with Amendment (291762); Requested Senate to recede; Concurred with Amendment (108966); Passed (Vote: 103 Yeas / 12 Nays)
03/11/16
SENATE
In returning messages
03/11/16
SENATE
Received from Messages; Receded from Amendment (291762); Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/11/16
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/17/16
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Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
03/17/16
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
03/30/16
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor has until 04/14/16 to act on this bill)
04/14/16
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2016-226
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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