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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 697

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Relating to: the charges, rules, and practices of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.

Milwaukee — Sewerage Public service commission

  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 provides that, when the Public Service Commission investigates a

complaint regarding Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District charges, rules, or

practices, the PSC must make its determination without deference to MMSD. The

bill also removes the presumption that, when the PSC reviews certain charges

established by MMSD, the user and service charges established by MMSD are

reasonable. Current law requires that user and service charges established by

MMSD are presumed reasonable in a review of those charges by the PSC.

This bill also prohibits MMSD from disconnecting sewerage service with a city,

village, town, sanitary district, or metropolitan sewerage district that contracts for

service with MMSD unless that disconnection is approved by the PSC.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Stroebel (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

11 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Hutton (R) , Knodl (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Ott (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Tauchen (R) , Weatherston (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 13, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Craig, Darling, Wanggaard, Vukmir and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kuglitsch, Brandtjen, Knodl, Kooyenga, Hutton, Ott, Skowronski, Tauchen, Weatherston and Wichgers

  2. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Utilities

  3. Feb 1, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1