MissouriSewer districts would notify customers by first-class mail
When sewer charges remain unpaid for more than three months, a public sewer district would send first-class notice before it may seek to stop service.
What it does
For unpaid sewer charges, a public sewer district would send notice by first-class mail before it may disconnect sewer service or ask a water provider to stop service.
Argument forFirst-class mail could make it simpler for sewer districts to send customers notice before taking action over unpaid charges.
Argument againstCustomers could miss a first-class notice, leaving them less aware that a district may disconnect service over unpaid charges.
More detail
A public sewer district must send the customer notice by first-class mail before it may disconnect sewer service or ask a water provider to stop service. This applies when a public sewer district's charges remain unpaid for more than three months. The district may choose whether to disconnect service or ask the water provider to stop it. The notice requirement applies after charges remain unpaid for more than three months, before the district uses either option.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 15Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Latest
- Jan 8Read Second Time (H)Minor
- Jan 7Read First Time (H)
- 2025
- Dec 1Prefiled (H)Introduced
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