Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1569
Water districts; authorize Public Service Commission to investigate fairness of rates and to mediate disputes between districts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO CANCEL A MUNICIPALITY'S CERTIFICATE TO PROVIDE SERVICE GREATER THAN ONE MILE OUTSIDE ITS CORPORATE BOUNDARIES UPON A FINDING THAT THE MUNICIPALITY IS NOT CHARGING FAIR RATES FOR SERVICES; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO FACILITATE MEDIATION PROCEEDINGS BETWEEN TWO WATER DISTRICTS WHENEVER THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE RATEPAYERS OF ONE OR BOTH DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ALL COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO PURCHASE WATERWORKS SYSTEMS AND TO BORROW MONEY FOR SUCH PURPOSE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 77-3-22, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public UtilitiesJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives