Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB693: AN ACT relating to the extension of municipal utility service.
Status: In committee, March 2, 2026
Amend KRS 96.150 to provide that when a city extends its water supply or sanitary sewer system into the service territory of another water supply or sanitary sewer system and it fails to provide utility service to its new customers within the agreed upon time to do so, the affected customers may elect to receive their utility service from their previous provider for as long as the service is available; RETROACTIVE.
What the bill says
An act relating to the extension of municipal utility service.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the extension of municipal utility service. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 96.150 is amended to read as follows: (1) Any city that owns or operates a water supply or sanitary sewer system may extend the system into, and furnish and sell water and provide sanitary sewers to any person within, any territory contiguous to the city, and may install within that territory necessary apparatus; provided, however, that the extension of a water supply or sanitary sewer system shall not enter into any territory served by an existing water supply or sanitary sewer district unless such district requests the extension of water or sewer services from a city. For these purposes the city or sanitation authority established by an interlocal agreement may condemn or otherwise acquire franchises, rights, and rights-of-way, as private corporations may do. (2) When extending the system to any person, water district, or water association, the city may consider the installation of fire hydrants on the extended lines. The city may extend water lines which are incapable of servicing fire hydrants only if the city determines that servicing hydrants is not feasible. The determination shall include consideration of the incremental costs of adequately sized pipe and associated pumps and towers, and the benefits of …
Sponsors
- Myron Dossett (R, HD-009) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Special Districts, Sewer Systems, Public Utilities, Special Purpose Governmental Entities, Water Supply, Local Mandate, Cities, Retroactive Legislation
Common questions
- What is HB693?
- HB693 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the extension of municipal utility service.
- What does HB693 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the extension of municipal utility service.
- What is the status of HB693?
- In committee as of March 2, 2026. Latest action: to Natural Resources & Energy (H) (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB693?
- Myron Dossett (R, HD-009).
- Where is the official record for HB693?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb693.html
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