l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1068

Water Quality Accountability Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE WATER QUALITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A WATER OR WASTEWATER UTILITY IS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WITH RESPECT TO RATES, CHARGES, CERTAIN EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS, RULES AND ANNUAL REPORT FILINGS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING WATER OR WASTEWATER UTILITIES THAT REQUEST A LOAN OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PERMIT AND PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2023, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

Conservation and Water ResourcesJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 15 to Feb 28 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

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 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Conservation and Water Resources
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 10 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Conservation and Water ResourcesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 15Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  9. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate