Relating to the provision of water and sewer services by certain retail public utilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 18, 2019
Signed Jun 10, 2019
Floor votes · House May 2, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced
Filed without the Governor's signature
executive
May 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
upper
May 3, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 2, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dade Phelan
RRepublican
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