Utilities
Summary
Utilities ; Requires municipalities that operate utility services to allow other municipalities & property owners outside its municipal boundaries to connect with & use its utility services under specified conditions; prohibits municipalities that operate utility services from denying such services based on specified criteria; requires municipalities to make certain determinations; provides for appeal of such determinations; provides that municipalities are not liable for such fees & costs under certain conditions; authorizes notices for rural electrical cooperative board of trustees meetings to be delivered by electronic mail; revises notice requirements for meetings during which elections will occur; requires board of trustees, beginning on specified date, to annually prepare list of cooperative members & to make list available for certain inspection; revises quorum requirements; revises requirements for rural electrical cooperative bylaws; requires appointment of election inspectors; authorizes rural electric cooperatives to conduct elections & membership votes through electronic voting; requires electronic voting to be authorized by resolution of board of trustees; provides for cooperative members to consent to & opt out of electronic voting; provides for cooperative members to petition board of trustees to adopt electronic voting.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to add a requirement for municipalities operating water and wastewater utilities to negotiate interlocal agreements with counties under specific conditions. This change expands the bill's scope from primarily focusing on rural electrical cooperatives to also include municipal water and wastewater infrastructure planning.
Scope change
The bill now applies to both rural electrical cooperatives and municipalities providing water and wastewater services.
REQUIREMENT
Municipalities operating water and wastewater utilities must now negotiate interlocal agreements with counties, establishing minimum requirements and execution deadlines for these partnerships.
DEFINITION
New statutory definitions were created for 'wastewater utility infrastructure' and 'wastewater utility upgrade project' to clarify what projects fall under the new interlocal agreement requirements.
SCOPE
The legislative summary was updated to reflect the new focus on water and wastewater utilities alongside the existing provisions for rural electrical cooperatives.
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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