Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to sewer service by establishing a maximum rate increase charged by governmental entities
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Local governments and sewer services would be limited in how much they can raise sewer rates each year. If a city or county wants to raise rates higher than this limit, they must let the local voters decide through an election. If voters reject the higher rates, the government must refund the extra money collected from customers.1
Read the official explanation
This bill creates a maximum yearly increase allowed for sewer rates charged by counties, cities, and intergovernmental sewer services. _____ percentage increase of the consumer price index for the midwest region, whichever is lower. The bill excludes increases to rates and charges planned prior to July 1, 2025, for repayment of debt incurred before July 1, 2025, from the increase limits. The bill provides that if rate and charge increases exceed the limits, the increased rate or charge shall be effective at the start of the budget year. The relevant authority shall direct the county commissioner of elections to submit to the registered voters of the jurisdiction at the next general election the question of whether to accept the increased rate or charge by the proposed amount. The result of the election shall take effect immediately upon certification. If the question fails, all rates and charges paid by customers for sewer services exceeding the limits required by the bill from the beginning of the current budget year until the certification of the general election shall be refunded by January following the general election.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 13, 2025. On March 3, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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Lobbying
1 for · 6 against · 10 undecided · Who →
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