Legislative

MsRWA is watching the following House Bills:

HB 594 (Powell) – Excavation; provide exception to notice requirements for certain excavation that occurs because of electric power generation activities.
01/15 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass

HB 722 (Morgan) – Appropriation; Progress Community Water Association for costs of an automated water meter.
01/15 (H) Referred To Appropriations A

HB 943 (Deweese) – Public Service Commission; authorize to intervene in, arbitrate and/or mediate rate conflicts between water associations and rate payers.
01/17 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

HB 1088 (Deweese) – Municipalities and counties; authorize to purchase water associations.
01/20 (H) Referred To Public Utilities;Ways and Means
01/30 (H) DR – TSDPCS: PU To WM
02/04 (H) DR – TSDPCS: WM To PU
02/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

HB 1185 (Powell) – Local municipal water authorities and water associations; authorize to bottle and sell certain water
01/20 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

HB 1191 (Powell) – Underground and submerged utility lines and facilities; revise requirements for excavators and utility operators.
01/20 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

*NEW* HB 1194 (Bell 65th) – Water authority; authorize conversion of for-profit entity formed solely to comply with federal or state order to.
01/20 (H) Referred To State Affairs;Public Utilities
02/04 (H) DR – TSDP: SA To PU
02/04 (H) DR – TSDP: PU To SA
02/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass

HB 1447 (Creekmore) – Department of Health; authorize to increase fees for water quality analysis as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
01/20 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
02/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

HB 1461 (Lamar) – Capital improvements; revise definition of under local governments capital improvements revolving loan program.
01/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
01/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
01/29 (H) Passed 
01/30 (H) Transmitted To Senate

Dead Bills

HB 102 (Mangold) – Utility shutoffs; revise Governor’s authority regarding.
01/10 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

HB 218 (Johnson) – ARPA Expenditures Ombudsman; establish to oversee all expenditures of ARPA funds.
01/10 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

HB 876 (Hale) – MS Emergency Drinking Water Network Act; create.
01/17 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Appropriations A
01/30 (H) DR – TSDP: CR To AP
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

HB 1181 (Remak) – Wastewater disposal systems; reduce time by which SDH must determine feasibility or suitability of establishing in subdivisions.
 01/20 (H) Referred To Public Utilities;Public Health and Human Services
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

HB 1202 (Yates) – Water authority; authorize for-profit entity formed solely to comply with federal or state order to convert to.
01/20 (H) Referred To State Affairs;Public Utilities
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

HB 1348 (Roberson) – Wastewater treatment and rural water associations; bring forward provisions related to.
01/20 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

HB 1554 (Bounds) – MS Nonprofit Corporation Act; bring forward.
01/20 (H) Referred To Business and Commerce
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

HB 1569 (Crawford) – Water districts; authorize Public Service Commission to investigate fairness of rates and to mediate disputes between districts.
01/20 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
02/04 (H) Died In Committee

MsRWA is watching the following Senate Bills:

SB 2575 (Parker) – Public Water Authorities; expand the definition of qualified corporation.
01/20 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass

SB 2866 (Harkins) – Local governments and rural water systems improvements revolving loan and grant program; add PRVWSD.
01/20 (S) Referred To Energy
01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
02/05 (S) Passed 

Dead Bills

SB 2274 (Horhn) – Open Meetings Act; include rural water associations within the definition of public body.
01/20 (S) Referred To Government Structure
02/04 (S) Died In Committee

SB 2365 (Carter) – Mississippi Damage Prevention Committee; amend.
01/20 (S) Referred To Energy
02/04 (S) Died In Committee

SB 2367 (Carter) – Certificates of public convenience and necessity; bring forward certain sections for possible amendment.
01/20 (S) Referred To Energy
02/04 (S) Died In Committee

SB 2701 (Hill) – Department of Health; prohibit from requiring fluoridation in water system.
01/20 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
02/04 (S) Died In Committee

SB 2740 (Bryan) – Drinking water quality analysis; increase MDOH fees for and allow fee adjustment in relation to the Producer Price Index.
01/20 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
02/04 (S) Died In Committee