HB0143 • 2021

Municipal services-recovery actions.

AN ACT relating to municipal services; prohibiting municipalities from recovering past due payments for municipal services as specified; specifying that a municipality shall not require the owner of a property to contract for services when a tenant resides on the property and the owner does not; requiring adoption of related policies by municipalities; and providing for an effective date.

Housing

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Blackburn
Last action: 2021-03-22
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

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Municipal Services Recovery Actions

The bill prohibits cities and towns from collecting overdue payments for certain services if the property owner did not sign up for these services, and it also restricts requiring owners to contract for services when tenants are present.

What This Bill Does

Prevents municipalities from trying to collect overdue payments for trash or recycling collection, waterworks, or sanitary sewer systems if the property owner did not sign up for these services.
Stops cities and towns from making property owners who do not live on their properties contract for services when tenants are present.
Requires cities and towns to create policies that follow these rules.

Who It Names or Affects

Property owners in municipalities with trash, recycling, waterworks, or sewer systems.
Municipalities providing the mentioned services.

Terms To Know

Contract: An agreement between two parties that outlines what each party will do.
Tenant: A person who rents a property from an owner.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not affect existing contracts or obligations made before the effective date.
It only applies to municipalities that operate specific services like trash collection, waterworks, and sewer systems.
The bill did not pass in its session.

Bill History

2021-03-22 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2021-03-19 House
H COW:Rescind original vote pursuant to HR 11-5 Passed 21-23-16
2021-03-19 House
H COW:Failed 23-30-7-0-0
2021-03-17 House
H Placed on General File
2021-03-17 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
2021-03-02 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2021-03-01 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-02-24 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0390
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0390
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0143

Municipal services-recovery actions.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Blackburn, Clausen, Duncan, Eyre, Fortner, Gray, Henderson, Hunt, Jennings, Laursen, Olsen, Washut and Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Case, Ellis and James

A BILL

for

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 15
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Municipal services recovery actions.

(a)

A city or town that operates a trash or recycling collection service, municipal waterworks or sanitary sewer system shall not collect or attempt to collect past due payments from a property owner for any of those services through any means when the property owner has not contracted with the city or town for provision of the service.

(b)

When a tenant resides on a property and the property owner does not reside on the property, the city or town, as a condition of providing trash or recycling, water or sewer service, shall not require the property owner to contract with the city or town for provision of any of those services. Each city or town shall adopt appropriate policies to implement this section.

Section 2
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Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or impair any existing contract or obligation between a property owner and a city or town executed before the effective date of this act.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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(END)

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