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SB845 • 2025

Authorizes the Public Utility Commission to order the sale of an incumbent water utility to another water utility or entity when the incumbent water utility is not able to provide safe and adequate service.

Authorizes the Public Utility Commission to order the sale of an incumbent water utility to another water utility or entity when the incumbent water utility is not able to provide safe and adequate service.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Chapter 233, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-06 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-22 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-21 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-05-20 House

    Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. Ayes, 41; Nays, 9--Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 6--Breese-Iverson, Drazan, McIntire, Nguyen H, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Chotzen, Kropf, Reschke.

  7. 2025-05-19 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 20, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-15 House

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-05-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. 2025-05-12 House

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-04-28 House

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-04-15 House

    Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.

  13. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 9--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 3--Linthicum, Thatcher, Woods.

  14. 2025-04-10 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  15. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.

  16. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Second reading.

  17. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  18. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-02-18 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.

  21. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Allows the PUC to order the sale of a water utility that is not able to provide service. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</b>
[<i>Digest: Allows the PUC to order a water utility that is not able to provide service to be bought. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</i>]
Authorizes the Public Utility Commission to order the [<i>acquisition</i>] <b>sale</b> of an incumbent water utility [<i>by</i>]<b> to</b> another water utility or entity when the incumbent water utility is not able to provide [<i>safe, adequate, efficient and reasonable</i>] <b>safe and adequate</b> service. <b>Requires the commission to provide the incumbent water utility reasonable opportunity to take alternative actions to the sale.
Increases, from $5,000 to $100,000, the amount of fees that the commission may use to make emergency repairs to public utility plants that provide water service. Authorizes the commission to order a public utility that provides water service to make emergency repairs.</b>
Relating to: Relating to water utilities regulated by the Public Utility Commission.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned