Water and sewer services; liens, owners, lessees, or tenants.
Summary
Separates Code provisions regarding water and sewer services provided to lessees or tenants of real property from Code provisions regarding water and sewer services provided to owners of real property. The bill removes a locality's authority to waive a required written authorization by an owner for water or sewer services provided by a locality to a lessee or tenant. A copy of the lease between the lessee or tenant and the owner is acceptable authorization.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 736 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1189E
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Local Government
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103817D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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