CS/CS/HB 1075: Utilities

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Sirois, Oliver

Utilities ; Requires municipalities that operate utility services to allow other municipalities & property owners outside its municipal boundaries to connect with & use its utility services under specified conditions; prohibits municipalities that operate utility services from denying such services based on specified criteria; requires municipalities to make certain determinations; provides for appeal of such determinations; provides that municipalities are not liable for such fees & costs under certain conditions; authorizes notices for rural electrical cooperative board of trustees meetings to be delivered by electronic mail; revises notice requirements for meetings during which elections will occur; requires board of trustees, beginning on specified date, to annually prepare list of cooperative members & to make list available for certain inspection; revises quorum requirements; revises requirements for rural electrical cooperative bylaws; requires appointment of election inspectors; authorizes rural electric cooperatives to conduct elections & membership votes through electronic voting; requires electronic voting to be authorized by resolution of board of trustees; provides for cooperative members to consent to & opt out of electronic voting; provides for cooperative members to petition board of trustees to adopt electronic voting.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/27/2026 02:11 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1014 (c3) by Mayfield Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in returning Messages	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  166.0487		Page 8 (pdf)
  180.19	Use by other municipalities and by individuals outside corporate limits.	Page 3 (pdf)
  425.09	Members.	Page 9 (pdf)
  425.10	Board of trustees.	Page 11 (pdf)
  425.31		Page 13 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/6/2026	H	• Filed
  1/12/2026	H	• Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
  1/26/2026	H	• Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
  1/28/2026	H	• Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  2/10/2026	H	• PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  2/12/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  2/13/2026	H	• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/16/2026	H	• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/20/2026	H	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/24/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
  2/27/2026	H	• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  3/2/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/9/2026	H	• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014