Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1563: Municipal utilities; revise composition of the commission to include one person who is a customer that receives service by such utility.
Status: Signed into law, April 8, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-27-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT TWO MEMBERS OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY COMMISSION MUST BE CUSTOMERS WHO RECEIVE SUCH UTILITY SERVICE AT A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-26-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF A GOVERNING BOARD OF ANY COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO ATTEND MANAGEMENT TRAINING; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 41-26-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 21-27-13, mississippi code of 1972, to require that two members of a municipal utility commission must be customers who receive such utility service at a location outside the boundaries of the municipality; to amend section 41-26-101, mississippi code of 1972, to require all members of a governing board of any community public water system to attend management training; to bring forward section 41-26-3, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
From the enrolled text, April 2, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-27-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT TWO MEMBERS OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY COMMISSION MUST BE CUSTOMERS WHO RECEIVE SUCH UTILITY SERVICE AT A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-26-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF A GOVERNING BOARD OF ANY COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO ATTEND MANAGEMENT TRAINING; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 41-26-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 21-27-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 21-27-13. (1) The governing authorities of any municipality which now owns and operates, or hereafter shall own and operate, any system or systems shall have the power and authority to create a commission to control, manage and operate such systems, or any one or more of them, which said commission shall consist of not less than three (3) nor more than * * * seven (7) commissioners, two (2) of which must be customers who receive residential service provided by such utility at a location outside the boundaries of the municipality, to be elected by the governing authorities of *HR26/R1099SG* H. B. No. 1563 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1099SG PAGE 1 (MCL\KW) such municipality. In any …