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Senate narrows water/sewer delinquency bill but does not advance final passage
Summary
Senate debate on SB239 narrowed the bill to residential rental situations (making tenants personally liable rather than allowing improvement districts to lien property), but after amendment and roll calls the bill was not advanced (clerk recorded the bill as to be filed).
Senate Bill 239, introduced by Senator Steven J. Reece, sought to change how water and sewer delinquencies are collected by improvement districts. Reece presented a floor amendment narrowing the bill’s scope to residential rental situations so that the customer (tenant) — rather than the district putting a lien on the property owner — would be personally liable and collected against directly.
Supporters said the amendment limited the bill to the specific…
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