MS HB1569 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Public Utilities
Pending: House Public Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Public Utilities
Pending: House Public Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 77-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Cancel A Municipality's Certificate To Provide Service Greater Than One Mile Outside Its Corporate Boundaries Upon A Finding That The Municipality Is Not Charging Fair Rates For Services; To Authorize The Commission To Facilitate Mediation Proceedings Between Two Water Districts Whenever The Dispute Between The Districts Is Negatively Impacting The Ratepayers Of One Or Both Districts; To Amend Section 17-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize All Counties And Municipalities To Purchase Waterworks Systems And To Borrow Money For Such Purpose; To Bring Forward Section 77-3-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Water districts; authorize Public Service Commission to investigate fairness of rates and to mediate disputes between districts.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-20 | House | Referred To Public Utilities |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 77 | 3 | 21 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 77 | 3 | 22 | New Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1569.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1569IN.htm |
