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Senate approves sewer oversight bill and clarifies real-estate disclosure timing
Summary
The Alabama Senate passed Senate Bill 137 to allow certain privately owned sewer systems to come under Public Service Commission oversight (29-0) and passed House Bill 230 to clarify when written real estate disclosure agreements are required (30-0).
The Alabama Senate passed two measures on the special order calendar with minimal debate.
Senate Bill 137, carried by Senator Wagner, would allow privately owned, unregulated sewer systems that are affiliated with regulated systems to come under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission; the Senate passed the bill 29-0. Senator Wagner described the bill as allowing "these unregulated privately owned sewer systems to come under the public service commission." The bill received a prior procedural action (BR adoption) and final passage on the floor.
House Bill 230, carried on the Senate floor by Senator Cornley and supported by real-estate industry speaker Mark Cernikelli, clarifies the timing of written real-estate disclosure and representation agreements so consumers are not bound by written agreements before they reach the point of making an offer or asking an agent to list a property. Cornley and supporters said the bill protects consumers by clarifying when disclosures and written agreements are required. The Senate carried the bill 30-0; the sponsor noted the bill was taken up in honor of Representative Randall Shedd and the companion SB 154 was yielded in favor of HB 230.
Formal votes recorded on the floor: SB137 passed 29-0; HB230 passed 30-0. The transcript records adoption of committee procedural steps (BR) before final passage for these calendar items.
