HB 1287 IN

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Allows a water or wastewater utility to extend service to a developed but underserved area without a deposit from customers if the extension of service will result in a positive contribution to the utility's overall cost of service over a 20 year period. Provides that the extension of service will be considered as resulting in a positive contribution to the utility's overall cost of service over a 20 year period to the extent that rates to be paid by 50% or more of the customers who could be served by the extension of service would enable the utility to fully recover the weighted cost of debt and depreciation expense attributable to the cost of the main extension for the extension of service. Provides that if a water or wastewater utility determines that an extension of service will not result in a positive contribution to the utility's overall cost of service over a 20 year period, the utility may require a deposit or other adequate assurance of performance from the customers to be served by the extension of service. Provides that if a property owner makes an improvement to the property owner's dwelling, the property owner is not required to upgrade or discontinue use of the property's septic tank soil absorption system or to connect to a sewer system if the improvement does not include the addition of a bedroom or bedroom equivalent and the property owner receives a written determination from a qualified inspector that the septic tank soil absorption system is not failing. Provides that if a tract of land is located within the boundaries of a conservancy district established for sewage purposes, no structure located on the tract of land is connected to or served by the conservancy district's sewage service, the tract of land has been annexed by a municipality that will provide sewer service to the tract of land, and other conditions are met, the owner of the tract of land may petition the court that established the conservancy district for the removal of the tract of land from the boundaries of the conservancy district.

• Jim Pressel Republican · author
• Jon Ford · sponsor
• Eric Koch Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 14, 2021 Coauthored by Representative Manning · lower
2. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Pressel · lower
3. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · lower
4. Jan 28, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
5. Feb 1, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
6. Feb 2, 2021 Senate sponsors: Senators Ford Jon and Koch · lower
7. Feb 2, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 52: yeas 95, nays 0 · lower
8. Feb 3, 2021 Referred to the Senate · lower
9. Feb 18, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · upper
10. Mar 25, 2021 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
11. Apr 8, 2021 Amendment #1 (Ford Jon) prevailed; voice vote · upper
12. Apr 8, 2021 Amendment #4 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote · upper
13. Apr 8, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
14. Apr 12, 2021 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
15. Apr 13, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 422: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
16. Apr 14, 2021 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
17. Apr 15, 2021 Motion to concur filed · lower
18. Apr 19, 2021 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 458: yeas 78, nays 0 · lower
19. Apr 22, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
20. Apr 23, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
21. Apr 28, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
22. Apr 29, 2021 Public Law 189 · lower
23. Apr 29, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 19, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 8, 2021 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Jan 28, 2021 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Mar 25, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · Apr 8, 2021 · PDF