Legislative
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MsRWA is watching the following House Bills:
HB 1063 (Powell) – Excavation; revise procedures and require white lining in certain stances.
02/08 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
02/29 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
03/07 (H) Passed Committee Substitute
HB1077 (Boyd 19th) – Appropriation; Houston Palestine Water Association for making improvements to the water system.
02/08 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
HB 1083 (Boyd 19th) – Appropriation; Mooreville-Richmond Water Association for upgrades and improvements to its water systems.
02/08 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
HB 1344 (Yancey) – Nonprofit Corporations; require annual report to be filed with Secretary of State.
02/19 (H) Referred To Business and Commerce
02/29 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
HB 1460 (White) – Municipality and County Water Infrastructure Grant Program; bring forward for possible amendment.
02/19 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
02/27 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass As Amended
02/27 (H) Passed As Amended
02/27 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 1706 (Read) – Programs funded with ARPA funds; revise certain provisions and bring forward sections of.
02/19 (H) Referred to Appropriations A
02/27 (H) Title Sufficient Do Pass As Amended
02/27 (H) Passed as Amended
02/27 (H) Transmitted T Senate
MsRWA is watching the following Senate Bills:
SB 2302 (Hill) – State agencies; notify Legislature of proposed rule adoption.
02/07 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
02/28 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
SB 2453 (Whaley) – Inadequacy of service; authorizing the commission to cancel a municipality’s certificate to provide service upon findings of.
02/22 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
03/07 (S) Passed
SB 2454 (Delano) – Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; set to repeal on July 1, 2024.
02/16 (S) Referred To Energy; Government Structure
02/29 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
03/07 (S) Passed
SB 2536 (McCaughn) – Nonprofit corporations which receive public funds; require reporting to Secretary of State.
02/16 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
03/05 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
SB 2603 (Carter) – Excavation; revise procedures and required white lining in certain stances.
02/19 (S) Referred To Energy
03/04 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
SB 2604 (Carter) – Public utilities contracts; allow certain bids to be submitted electronically.
02/19 (S) Referred To Energy
03/04 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
SB 2628 (Parker) – Mississippi Capitol Region Utility Act; create.
02/19 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
02/21 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass
SB 2848 (Hopson) – ARPA programs; revise related fund and bring forward provisions related to.
02/19 (S) Referred To Appropriations
03/05 (S) Title Sufficient Do Pass Committee Substitute
03/06 (S) Passed Committee Substitute
03/07 (S) Transmitted To House