HB05145 • 2026

AN ACT REQUIRING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION TO REPORT ON THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR CERTAIN WATER COMPANIES THAT REQUEST TO CEASE OPERATIONS.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Commerce Committee
Last action: 2026-05-27
Official status: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not include information about the specific content of the expedited review instructions or their implementation details, only that such regulations are required to be initiated by July 1, 2026.

Water Company Shutdown Reporting Act

This act requires the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURA) to report on the review process for water companies that have requested permission to cease operations or discontinue services.

What This Bill Does

Requires PURA, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, to submit a yearly report by January 15, 2027, about water companies that have requested permission to cease operations or discontinue service in the past two years.
Includes details such as timeline of docket activities and documents used for decision-making in the report.

Who It Names or Affects

Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURA)
Water companies that want to stop operations or service
Department of Public Health

Terms To Know

Docket: A formal record of proceedings and decisions made by a regulatory body.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a water company fails to follow the expedited review instructions.
It is unclear how this act will impact small versus large water companies differently.

Bill History

2026-05-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2026-05-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2026-05-20 LCO
Public Act 26-123
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly
On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly
House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5868
2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly
House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 544
2026-04-20 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
No New File by Committee on Public Health
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-17 PH
Joint Favorable
2026-04-14 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred by House to Committee on Public Health
2026-04-09 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-09 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-09 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 349
2026-04-09 LCO
File Number 530
2026-04-02 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-24 CE
Joint Favorable Substitute
2026-03-24 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-02-13 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/17
2026-02-11 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce

Official Summary Text

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study economic development issues in the state.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Substitute House Bill No. 5145

Public Act No. 26-123

AN ACT REQUIRING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY
COMMISSION TO REPORT ON THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR
CERTAIN WATER COMPANIES THAT REQUEST TO CEASE
OPERATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 15, 2027, the
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the
Department of Public Health, shall submit a report, in accordance with
the provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, to the joint
standing com mittees of the General Assembly having cognizance of
matters relating to commerce, public health and energy. Such report
shall include a listing of each instance, in the most recent two calendar
years, in which a water com pany, as defined in section 16 -262n of the
general statutes, submitted an application for consent of the authority
or department to cease its operations or discontinue the provision of
water service to customers pursuant to the provisions of section 16-46 of
the general statutes , as amended by this act . Such report shall include
(1) a docket timeline for each such application that specifies the dates of
any docket activity, (2) a list of any documents or other materials upon
which the authority relied in re ndering a decision on such application,
including, but not limited to, responses to interrogatories, water quality
reports and written testimony, and (3) any other details concerning the
Substitute House Bill No. 5145

Public Act No. 26-123 2 of 2

processing of such application that the authority deems appropriate to
include in such report.
Sec. 2. Section 16 -46 of the general statutes is amended by adding
subsection (c) as follows (Effective from passage):
(NEW) (c) Not later than July 1, 2026, the Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority shall initiate a docket for the purpose of adopting regulations,
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, requiring that, in any
notice of a proceeding conducted pursuant to this section that is issued
by the authority, the authority shall provide written instructions that
inform a water company of the process whereby such company may
request an expedited review of a request made pursuant to this section.