Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1522
Public utilities; require owners or operators of to be responsible for maintaining underground lines up to the meter.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF PUBLIC UTILITIES PROVIDING SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS THROUGH UNDERGROUND UTILITIES LINES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES FROM THE POINT OF TRANSMISSION OR THE ROADWAY NEAREST THE PREMISES SERVED TO THE METERING DEVICE; TO PROHIBIT SUCH OWNERS OR OPERATORS FROM SOLICITING OR REQUIRING CUSTOMERS TO ENROLL IN UTILITY LINE PROTECTION PLANS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE ADDITIONAL TERMS USED 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.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Public UtilitiesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives