UTILITIES-LARGE PUBLIC UTILITY
Summary
Amends the Public Utilities Act. In provisions concerning valuation of water and sewer utilities, provides that to be included within the definition of "large public utility" an investor-owned public utility must regularly provide water or sewer service to more than 15,000 customer connections (rather than 30,000 customer connections).
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Signed Jul 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House May 19, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 23, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Public Utilities Committee; 023-000-000
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 018-004-000
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
P
Mike Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
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