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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 176

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Relating to: prohibiting sales or leases of municipal water or sewer utilities to investor-owned utilities.

Municipality Public utility Public works Sanitation and sewerage management Waterworks

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a town, village, or city from selling or leasing to an

investor-owned public utility any plant or portion of a plant used to provide water

or sewer service.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Risser (D) , Vinehout (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 13, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators C. Larson, Hansen, Carpenter, Vinehout and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Stuck, Brostoff, Anderson, Barca, Berceau, Bowen, Crowley, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Kessler, Kolste, Ohnstad, Sargent, Subeck, C. Taylor and Vruwink

  2. Apr 13, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Utilities

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1