Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1242
Municipal Water, Sewer and Wastewater Systems Repair and Replacement Grant Program; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL WATER, SEWER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE COSTS OF REPAIRING AND REPLACING DAMAGED, OUTDATED OR INEFFICIENT WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM LINES AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, THE MUNICIPALITY MUST PRESENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A PLAN FOR REPAIRING AND REPLACING WATER OR SEWER SYSTEM LINES OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY, AND MUST AGREE TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS EQUAL TO TWENTY PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT; TO CREATE IN THE STATE TREASURY A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL WATER, SEWER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT GRANT PROGRAM FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUND WILL CONSIST OF MONIES APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR FUNDING THE PROGRAM, AND ANY OTHER MONIES THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY DESIGNATE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED UPON LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION FOR MAKING GRANTS TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 16 to February 28, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action10 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 217 days
MunicipalitiesJan 16 to Jan 2610 days
Revenue and Expenditure General BillsJan 26 to Jan 315 days
MunicipalitiesJan 31 to Jan 310 days
In the SenateFeb 2 to Feb 28 · stopped26 days
AppropriationsFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 2
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
- Jan 26Reported from MU to GB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 31Reported from GB to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 2Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 3 – Feb 28
- Feb 3Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hood, Rushing and Hopkins)
- Feb 6Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the Senate
- Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Appropriations and on Municipalities
- Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Municipalities;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 26DR - TSDP: MU To GBHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31DR - TSDP: GB To MUHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hood, Rushing, Hopkins)House of Representatives
- Feb 6Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
- Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 20Referred To Appropriations;MunicipalitiesSenate
- Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate