TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR WATER DEVELOPMENT STATE PROGRAMS; TO AMEND THE WATER AUTHORITY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE USES OF THE CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE REVOLVING LOAN FUND.
Senate Bill 420 expands eligibility for state water development programs and amends the Water Authority Act. It also modifies the uses of the Construction Assistance Revolving Loan Fund. Specifically, the bill allows investor-owned water or wastewater utilities to be eligible for these programs and funds, in addition to existing governmental authorities. This change broadens the types of entities that can access state support for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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Header text changed from 'Act 736 of the Regular Session' to 'SB 420' with updated session information for the 95th General Assembly.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB420 is now Act 736
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Hester
RRepublican
P
Howard Beaty
RRepublican
Co
Lee Johnson
RRepublican
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