2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB449: Public utilities; subject certain companies providing water services to regulation by Public Service Commission

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to subject certain companies providing water services in this state to regulation by the Public Service Commission; to provide for the review of certain increases to the rates and charges of such companies by the commission; to provide for financial record keeping of such companies; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for assessments and legislative recommendations by the commission; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/13/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/28/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/28/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 55 0114

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 47 0154

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #184
3/4/2025
170
Yea
1
Nay
5
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/27/202581.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/202580.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/3/202579.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/202576.6 KB