WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1818: Water & sewer/indiv metering

Requiring individual metering of households for water and sewer charges based on the actual water use of the household.

Summary

  • Requires owners, landlords, and property managers of multiunit buildings, condominium buildings, mobile home parks, manufactured housing communities, and manufactured/mobile home communities that charge individual dwelling or rental units for water and sewer utilities to provide submetering or direct metering of each dwelling or rental unit of the property.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sherry Appleton (D-23)
Introduced
January 31, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5775

AN ACT Relating to requiring individual metering of households for water and sewer charges based on the actual water use of the household;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sherry Appleton (D-23)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Laurie Dolan D-22John Lovick D-44

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

HB 1818 in other sessions

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