MS HB943 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Adopt Procedural Rules To Arbitrate And/or Mediate Rate Conflicts Between Private Water Associations And Ratepayers; To Authorize A Rural Water Association Customer To Procure Water Utility Services From A Local County Or Municipal Water System That Accepts The Customer Whenever A Health Department Places Any Restriction On The Rural Water Association Or The Association, On Its Own Admission, Is Unable To Serve The Customer; To Bring Forward Sections 49-17-751, 77-1-53, 77-1-55, 77-3-5, 77-3-6, 77-3-13, 77-3-17, 77-3-22, 77-3-22.1, 77-3-33, 77-3-35, 77-3-37, 77-3-41, 77-3-43, 77-3-203, 77-3-217, 77-3-301, 77-3-303 And 77-3-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 77-3-11, 77-3-39 And 77-3-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Minor, Nonsubstantive Changes; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Public Service Commission; authorize to intervene in, arbitrate and/or mediate rate conflicts between water associations and rate payers.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-02-13 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-03-04SenateDied In Committee
2025-02-17SenateReferred To Energy
2025-02-17HouseTransmitted To Senate
2025-02-13HousePassed As Amended
2025-02-13HouseAmended
2025-02-13HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2025-02-12HouseRead the Third Time
2025-01-30HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2025-01-17HouseReferred To Public Utilities

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4917751New CodeSee Bill Text
77153New CodeSee Bill Text
77155New CodeSee Bill Text
77311Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77313New CodeSee Bill Text
77317New CodeSee Bill Text
773203New CodeSee Bill Text
77321Amended CodeSee Bill Text
773217New CodeSee Bill Text
77322New CodeSee Bill Text
773301New CodeSee Bill Text
773303New CodeSee Bill Text
773305Amended CodeSee Bill Text
773307New CodeSee Bill Text
77333New CodeSee Bill Text
77335New CodeSee Bill Text
77337New CodeSee Bill Text
77339Amended CodeSee Bill Text
77341New CodeSee Bill Text
77343New CodeSee Bill Text
7735New CodeSee Bill Text
7736New CodeSee Bill Text

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