WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1616: PUD lien authority

Authorizing lien authority of public utility districts providing water or sewer service.

Summary

  • Authorizes a public utility district (PUD or district) to impose penalties of not more than 10 percent and interest of 8 percent on delinquent rates and charges for water and sewer services.
  • Provides a process through which a district may certify delinquent accounts for water and sewer services to the county auditor, causing such delinquencies to become a lien against the property served.
  • Establishes that a district may initiate foreclosure proceedings if the delinquent account remains unpaid for 30 days after it is certified to the county auditor.
  • Applies chapter 60.80 RCW (pertaining to satisfaction of unrecorded utility liens at the time of sale of real property) to liens stemming from delinquent PUD accounts relating to water and sewer services.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1616), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2011
  2. Out of committeeFeb 16, 2011
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-22)
Introduced
January 27, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to lien authority of public utility districts providing water or sewer service;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Chris Reykdal D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Returned to Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. Referred to Local Government.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. LG - Majority; do pass.
  12. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1616 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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