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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 697

Homeowner associations that provide water to its residents, certain; prohibit PSC from providing certain regulation of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL NOT REGULATE ANY ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THAT IS DISTRIBUTING WATER TO THE RESIDENTS OF ITS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION REGARDLESS IF AN ASSOCIATION IS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT IS SUBJECT TO A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY THAT IS HELD BY AN ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY" AND "ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION"; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 77-3-99, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN ELIGIBLE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION DECIDES TO PROVIDE WATER SERVICE TO ITS RESIDENTS, THEN AN ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY MUST SELL AND CONVEY WATER ASSETS TO THE ASSOCIATION SO THAT WATER CAN BE SUPPLIED TO SUCH RESIDENTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 41-26-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE OPERATION OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM; 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 9, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 9 · stopped24 days

Public UtilitiesJan 16 to Jan 2610 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 Public Utilities
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives