Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits
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What it does
Official summary
Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits; Prohibiting a municipal utility from declining to extend service to properties outside its corporate limits under certain circumstances; requiring a municipal utility to expand its service to an owner who makes such a request under certain circumstances, subject to the utility’s service requirements; requiring the municipal utility to make a determination within a specified timeframe and provide such determination to the owner in writing; requiring the municipal utility to provide the owner with specified information and to connect properties in a timely manner; authorizing a municipal utility to establish minimum application filing requirements, etc.
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed Senate
Passed House
Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 13Died in returning MessagesDied
Mar 12In Messages
Mar 12Refused to concur, requested House to recede
Mar 9In returning messages
Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 9CS passed as amended; YEAS 92, NAYS 16Passed House
Mar 9Read 3rd timeMinor
Mar 9Added to Third Reading Calendar
Mar 9Amendment 277705 adopted
Mar 9Read 2nd timeMinor
Mar 51st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)Minor
Mar 5Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
Mar 5Bill referred to House Calendar
Feb 25In Messages
Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25Immediately certified
Feb 25CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0Passed Senate
Feb 25Read 3rd timeMinor
Feb 25Read 2nd timeMinor
Feb 23Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
Feb 19CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Feb 19Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 18Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 18CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
Feb 17CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 12On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Feb 12Now in Rules
Feb 11Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 10CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 10CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
Feb 5On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Feb 4Now in Community Affairs
Feb 4Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 3CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 29On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Jan 13IntroducedMinor
Jan 7Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; RulesMinor