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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1088

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Relating to: an assistance program for water infrastructure in 3rd class and 4th class cities, villages, and towns; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Municipality Municipality — Elections Natural resources department of — Environmental protection Sanitation and sewerage management Town Village Waterworks

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a water infrastructure assistance program for 3rd class and 4th class cities, villages, and towns, and sanitation districts that serve 3rd class or 4th class cities, villages, or towns, for the purpose of financing the construction of water infrastructure system upgrades that are necessary to comply with federal water quality standards.

The bill provides the Department of Natural Resources a $10,000,000 continuing appropriation for the purpose of operating the assistance program and providing assistance payments under the program.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D)

10 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , DeSanto (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Keyeski (D) , Palmeri (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Brown, Arney, DeSanto, Fitzgerald, Palmeri, Roe and Sinicki

  2. Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Mar 13, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1