Georgia · House Bill 449 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public utilities; subject certain companies providing water services to regulation by Public Service Commission

  1. Introduced Feb 13, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 4, 2025
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to subject certain companies providing water services in this state to regulation by the Public Service Commission; to provide for the review of certain increases to the rates and charges of such companies by the commission; to provide for financial record keeping of…

Read the full title (110 words)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to subject certain companies providing water services in this state to regulation by the Public Service Commission; to provide for the review of certain increases to the rates and charges of such companies by the commission; to provide for financial record keeping of such companies; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for assessments and legislative recommendations by the commission; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseHouse Hopper
  2. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs
  3. HouseHouse Second Readers
  4. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs
  5. HouseHouse Third Readers
  6. HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities
  9. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  10. SenateSenate Tabled
  11. SenateSenate Taken from Table
  12. CommitteeSenate Recommitted · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

PASSAGE (House Vote #184) · Full House

Passed 170–1
Mar 4, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 170 No 1 Not voting 9
Democrats: 72 yes, 1 no Republicans: 98 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 170

No · 1

Not voting · 5

Excused · 4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.

All 6 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.