Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6777: AN ACT CONCERNING WATER UTILITY SYSTEMS AND WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT SURCHARGES.
Status: Chaptered, July 1, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning water utility systems and water quality and treatment surcharges. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING WATER UTILITY SYSTEMS AND WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT SURCHARGES. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this (2) "Eligible project" means a water company project, whether completed in a single year or a multiyear project, that (A) the authority determines is a major addition, upgrade, improvement or replacement of a critical element of water infrastructure necessary to meet state or federal drinking water regulations, provided such state or federal mandated drinking water regulations were not foreseeable, as determined by the authority, during the pendency of a water company's most recent general rate case pursuant to section 16-19 or 16-19a of the general statutes, (B) has not been authorized by the authority for inclusion in a water company's rate base, and (C) is not subject to the provisions of section 16-262w of the general statutes; (3) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" has the LCO No. 3741 1 of Raised Bill No. 6777 same meaning as provided in section 22a-255h of the general statutes; and (4) "Water company" has the same meaning as provided in section 161 of the general statutes. (b) The authority may authorize a water company to recover, on an annual basis, costs incurred to date for any water company project determined to be an eligible project. Notwithstanding the …
Sponsors
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Aniskovich (R, 35)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Public Act 25-142
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : In Concurrence
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 575
- : House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8256
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 392 (June 4, 2026): 34 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 249 (May 31, 2026): 144 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 392 (June 4, 2025): 34 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 249 (May 31, 2025): 144 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 102 (May 31, 2025): 146 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB6777?
- HB6777 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING WATER UTILITY SYSTEMS AND WATER QUALITY AND TREATMENT SURCHARGES.
- What does HB6777 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning water utility systems and water quality and treatment surcharges. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB6777?
- Chaptered as of July 1, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (July 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB6777?
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB6777?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06777&which_year=2025
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