HB770
Public utilities; water and sewerage companies, discounted rates for low-income customers.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Charniele Herring (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Public utilities; water and sewerage companies; discounted rates for low-income customers.
Provides that a public utility engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities may propose and the State Corporation Commission may approve rates and tariff provisions that provide discounted service to customers with an annual household income equal to or less than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty ... (More) Level. The bill permits the utility to recover the costs of providing such discounted service through its rates for commercial and industrial customers. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103508D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/25/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/03/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/06/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106979D-H1
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/10/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/10/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/11/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/03/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/03/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB770ER)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (HB770)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
