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Senate scales back secondary water‑metering mandate, keeps reporting and loan options
Summary
Senators passed fifth substitute Senate Bill 52 after sponsors removed a mandatory metering requirement and added reporting and a one‑time planning report; the bill keeps an existing low‑interest loan program to support local adoption and passed 25‑0 with four absent.
Senators passed fifth substitute Senate Bill 52 on secondary water requirements after the sponsor described the measure as a scaled‑back approach that removes a statewide metering mandate while preserving tools to study and incentivize voluntary adoption.
Sponsor Senator Andrade said the substitute removed the mandate for water metering but retained a reporting requirement to the Division of Water Resources and a one‑time planning report to estimate costs and…
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