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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.

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

Energy
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
2026-06-02
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary provided ('To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development...') contradicts the detailed bill text regarding water companies; the validator relied on the specific bill text (HB05145) which matches the candidate explanation's subject.

Report on Water Companies Stopping Service

This law requires state officials to report on how water companies ask to stop providing service and sets rules for informing them about faster reviews.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, with help from the Department of Public Health, to submit a report by January 15, 2027.
  • Lists every time a water company asked to stop operations in the last two calendar years.
  • Includes timelines showing when each step of the review happened for those requests.
  • Lists documents used to make decisions, such as test results and written statements.
  • Requires new rules by July 1, 2026 that tell water companies how to ask for a faster review.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
  • Water companies in the state
  • The Department of Public Health
  • State lawmakers on commerce, public health, and energy committees

Terms To Know

Docket
An official record or file that tracks all steps taken during a legal review process.
Expedited Review
A faster way to look at and decide on an application than the normal timeline allows.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not say exactly how long a standard review takes, only that companies can ask for one.
  • The report covers only requests made in the two calendar years before January 2027.
  • The text does not list specific penalties if water companies do not follow new rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 Connecticut General Assembly

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-05-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  3. 2026-05-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  4. 2026-05-20 LCO

    Public Act 26-123

  5. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A

  6. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

  7. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence

  8. 2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5868

  9. 2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

  10. 2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17

  11. 2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  12. 2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 544

  13. 2026-04-20 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  14. 2026-04-20 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  15. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    No New File by Committee on Public Health

  16. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    Tabled for the Calendar, House

  17. 2026-04-17 PH

    Joint Favorable

  18. 2026-04-14 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred by House to Committee on Public Health

  19. 2026-04-09 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  20. 2026-04-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  21. 2026-04-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 349

  22. 2026-04-09 LCO

    File Number 530

  23. 2026-04-02 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 5:00 PM

  24. 2026-03-24 CE

    Joint Favorable Substitute

  25. 2026-03-24 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  26. 2026-02-13 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 02/17

  27. 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.